Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
The BRIC grant provides federal funding to help governments upgrade infrastructure and reduce risks from natural hazards, focusing on resilient construction and modern building code adoption.
Funder: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Due Dates: July 23, 2026 (Full application submission deadline via FEMA GO by 03:00 PM ET)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1 billion total program funding; award ceiling $150 million; typical project awards and caps vary by category and applicant type.
Summary: Supports hazard mitigation projects and infrastructure upgrades to reduce risks from natural hazards and enhance community resilience.
Key Information: Cost sharing required; eligibility limited to states, territories, tribal nations, and local governments (local governments apply through their state/territory).
Description
This federal grant program provides funding to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized tribal nations, and local governments for hazard mitigation activities that strengthen infrastructure and reduce risks from natural hazards. The program prioritizes investments in infrastructure and construction projects that deliver measurable, immediate risk reduction to communities vulnerable to natural disasters. Emphasis is placed on modern building code adoption/enforcement and projects that are ready to implement, with the goal of shifting federal investments from post-disaster recovery to proactive, resilience-focused mitigation.
