Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC): Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) - FY 2023
Agency: | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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Office: | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
Multipart Grant: | No |
Next Due: | 02/29/2024 (Due Date) |
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Solicitation Date: | Unknown |
Match Required: | No |
Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to increase the climate and natural hazard resilience of underserved and disadvantaged communities and tribal nations that may not have the resources to begin climate resilience planning and project solution design on their own. Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides non-financial technical support that focuses on holistic community planning and project development, facilitating access to multiple hazard mitigation funding sources, and leveraging partnerships. Through process-oriented, hand-in-hand assistance, the funding agency will work alongside communities and tribal nations interested in enhancing their capability and capacity to design holistic, equitable hazard mitigation solutions that advance numerous community-driven objectives.
The funding agency will:
- Approach technical assistance as a collaborative effort that recognizes the inherent expertise within the community or tribal nation and remain open to mutual learning and growth
- Recognize that this program is community- and tribe-driven, and acknowledge that there is no one-size fits all technical assistance model and the approach to planning and capacity building for local risk reduction and climate resilience must be customized, flexible, and adaptable
- Assist the community or tribal nation in leveraging a community needs assessment process to develop a community vision for resilience and articulate community gaps and needs, if needed
- Support and advise the community or tribal nation in the development of the technical assistance action plan that identifies specific strategies and actions to build capacity and advance potential projects, programs, and partnerships
- Ensure that the community needs assessment, technical assistance action plan, and overall delivery of the program respects cultural norms and traditions and acknowledges past and current injustices
- Create community and tribal nation access to the best available science and knowledge about risk and climate change, including community and traditional ecological knowledge, and help integrate it into design considerations
- Support the community or tribal nation in advancing decision-making processes that include representatives from all affected groups
- Identify and leverage partnerships that are best suited to meet the community or tribal nation needs at all governmental levels, and with other nonprofit, foundation, and private partners
- Foster outreach to and engagement with the whole community using tailored tools and approaches to establishing shared goals and projects that meet community-wide resilience priorities across stakeholder groups
- Support development of projects that leverage co-benefits and address multihazards to create additional value and assist with project identification and planning
- Partner with the community or tribal national for up to 36 months from the date of agreement to identify needs, build partnerships, and deliver wide-ranging services
An optional webinar is scheduled for this program. Refer to the Application section for details.
Last Updated: July 24, 2024
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are:
- Cities
- Towns/townships
- Parishes
- Boroughs
- Counties
- Special district governments
- Metropolitan or regional planning organizations
- Other political subdivisions of state governments
- Federally recognized tribal nations
- Groups of two or more communities that fit the above criteria
Applicants do not need to have previously applied for or received an award from the funding agency's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US16752, in order to apply. In addition, applicants do not need to have an approved hazard mitigation plan in order to apply.
In their request form, applicants must identify at least two potential community partners. Community partners may include other departments in the same government agency, nonprofit organizations, non-governmental or community-based organizations, labor unions, advocacy groups, chambers of commerce, major employers or anchor institutions, and philanthropic organizations.
Priority will be given to applicants that:
- Are considered disadvantaged, as noted in Executive Order (EO) 14008
- Qualify as an economically disadvantaged rural community (EDRC), as defined in Title 42 United States Code § 5133(a) as a small impoverished community
- Have shown a compelling need
- Have not received an award within the past five years
Each community or group of communities may only submit one request form.
Previous award recipients include:
- City of Cudahy (CA)
- City of Fellsmere (FL)
- Hualapai Indian Reservation (AZ)
- Miami-Dade County (FL)
- Town of Nichols (SC)
Refer to the Award file for additional information on previous award recipients.
Eligible Applicants:
Local GovernmentConsortia
Native American Tribe
Application Notes:
Request forms will be accepted beginning on October 16, 2023, and must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. ET on February 29, 2024.
Request forms must be emailed to the address provided in the Contact section.
Request forms must include:
- Community details and contact information
- Eligibility
- Hazard identification
- BRIC DTA support
- Previous Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance
- Disadvantaged communities
- Point of contact acknowledgement
An optional webinar will be held for this program as follows:
August 24, 2023
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT
Registration: www.hmasummerseries.com
Refer to the NOFA and RequestForm files for additional application information.
Match Required: | No |
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Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
Match Notes:
There are no stated matching requirements for this program.
Funding Notes:
Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides non-financial technical support to communities and tribal nations that may not have the resources to begin climate resilience planning and project solution design on their own.
The funding agency may partner with the selected community or tribal nation for up to 36 months from the date of agreement to identify needs, build partnerships, and deliver wide-ranging services.
For FY 2023, 93 awards were distributed through this program. For FY 2022, 46 awards were distributed. For FY 2021, 20 awards were distributed. Refer to the Award file for details.
Contacts:
(See Contact Notes)
Agency Address
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20472
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the appropriate state hazard mitigation officer listed online at www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/state-contacts or to the appropriate regional office listed online at www.fema.gov/about/contact.
Requests forms must be emailed to fema-bric-dta-submission@fema.dhs.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US15609_NOFA_FY2023.pdf (271.4 Kb)Other Pre-Award File: US15609_RequestForm_FY2023.pdf (686.3 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US15609_Webinar_FY2023.pdf (66.4 Kb)
Award File: US15609_Award_FY2023.pdf (516.8 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains detailed program information and request form guidelines. The RequestForm file contains the request form required for submission. The Webinar file contains information regarding an optional webinar scheduled for this program. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients.
July 25, 2024
Information regarding awards through this program has been released and appended to the Award file. A sample of award recipients has been added to the Eligibility section, and a brief summary of the awards has been added to the Financial section.
October 13, 2023
Full solicitation information for this program has been released and attached as the NOFA file. All sections have been updated accordingly.
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