FEMA created a new pre-disaster hazard mitigation grant program called Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) to replace its predecessor Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program. The BRIC program is funded by a 6% set-aside from post-disaster grant expenditures.
When a disaster strikes, communities need to be empowered to facilitate their own recovery and work to enhance future resiliency. Since 1985, Tidal Basin’s staff has assisted communities with all phases of emergency management, both pre- and post-event.
Our expert staff provides public and private sector clients with solutions that enhance their preparedness, resilience and their ability to respond to and recover from incidents of any scope.
The Tidal Basin team has experience supporting government emergency management agencies with preparedness, augmenting staff, developing and implementing hazard mitigation programs, managing disaster recovery and grants management efforts, administering disaster-related housing programs, and assisting disaster survivors and local governments with navigating through the full disaster lifecycle.
Tidal Basin Government Consulting partners our capabilities with yours to deliver results-driven programs and expertise to protect and return assets to public, nonprofit and private sector clients. Our best-in-class tools and talent unite all funding sources in every facet of the emergency management cycle: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Our unmatched experience, resources, initiative, and results continue to earn us the trust of hundreds of public and private organizations, schools, states, governments, and communities, as we have helped them initiate and control a maximized recovery.
Tidal Basin's healthcare preparedness practice is predicated on the belief that all healthcare organizations and institutions should have access to a superior all-hazards emergency management program.
Tidal Basin Government Consulting is a full service, emergency management company providing preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation consulting services, with a dedicated team focused on assisting transportation clients to facilitate their response and recovery and to enhance their resiliency.
Our team of preparedness experts, practitioners, and data collectors work with you to smoothly coordinate and deliver a COVID-19 After Action Report (AAR).
On August 7, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released FR-6218-N-01 which describes program rules, statutory and regulatory waivers, and alternative requirements applicable to supplemental Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds that are now available to grantees to aid with the coronavirus pandemic.
Initial doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 may be available as early as late October, on a limited basis, with availability increasing in November and December. In anticipation of states receiving the vaccine, there is a necessity — as well as a CDC requirement — for a plan to be developed. The CDC is requiring states to provide their plan no later than November 1, 2020.
The COVID-19 national emergency declaration and the $2 trillion stimulus package including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act made available a multitude of overlapping funding sources to address costs associated with the ongoing response to COVID-19 by eligible entities (including state and local government, healthcare facilities, and private non-profits).
Tidal Basin is ready to provide the key services required to make the COVID-19 vaccine distribution as seamless as possible. Our team is focused on providing our expertise,
and exceeding expectations on the state’s behalf.
On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury launched the $25 billion Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. ERAP assists households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) administered by the U.S. Treasury department aims to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship as part of the Federal coronavirus relief funding package.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) authorizes economic adjustment assistance to address and offset necessary expenses for responding to economic injuries caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) via grant funding.
Download Tidal Basin’s policy brief to learn how the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds will deliver $350 billion to state, local, territorial and tribal governments through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to assist with COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
Tidal Basin has provided a full range of portfolio management; emergency management; and grants management services including FEMA, USDA, HUD, CDBG, CARES Act and other funding streams, as well as software integration support to 18 states including Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York, and Tennessee, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for schools as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for local governments as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for the healthcare industry as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for airports as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
This piece examines the background, eligible activity areas, and the flexibility of the CARES Act in regards to CDBG Grantees and Recipients.
