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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has posted fiscal year (FY) 2023 notices of funding opportunities for two competitive Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs. For this grant cycle, $800 million is available for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and $1 billion is available for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program.
The FMA and BRIC grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes, and territories funding to address high-level future risks from natural disasters such as wildfires, drought, hurricanes, earthquakes, extreme heat, and increased flooding to foster greater community resilience and reduce disaster suffering.
The application period opened on Oct. 16, 2023. Eligible applicants must apply for funding using FEMA Grants Outcomes, FEMA’s grants management system. Applications must be submitted in the portal no later than 3 p.m. EST on Feb. 29, 2024. Local governments should consult with their state, tribal or territorial agency to confirm deadlines to submit subapplications.
FEMA has planned three live webinars for governments to learn more about preparing applications and will be producing on-demand videos on subjects like technical and qualitative criteria, application pitfalls and building codes.
See FEMA’s Oct. 12 press release for more information about key changes to these grant programs this year. Visit FEMA.gov for more information about Hazard Mitigation Assistance.