T IDALBAS INGROUP.COM 7 projects deemed eligible and meeting state priorities and initiatives. The state is responsible for establishing the procedures and priorities for selecting mitigation measures. Review criteria are based on the following: o Eligibility and completeness o Cost effectiveness o Engineering feasibility and effectiveness o Environmental planning and historical preservation review Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Since the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 was signed into law, FEMA developed the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to address national public infrastructure pre-disaster hazard mitigation (Provision 1234). The BRIC program aims to categorically shift the federal focus away from reactive disaster spending and toward researchsupported, proactive investment in community resilience. (BRIC will be discussed in more detail in a future issue of Disaster Recovery Today.) Guiding Principles • Support community capability and capacity building • Enable large infrastructure projects • Encourage and enable innovation • Maintain flexibility • Promote partnerships and equity • Provide consistency Funding BRIC is funded by a 6 percent set-aside from federal post-disaster grant funding and is allocated based on the following criteria. • State andTerritory Allocation: An allocation for each state, territory and the District of Columbia (DC). • Tribal Set-Aside: A set-aside for federally recognized tribal governments. • National Mitigation Project Competition: For all eligible applicants, the remainder of the funding will be available competitively for mitigation projects. FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program The FMA Program is a nationally competitive grant program that provides federal funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments. These funds are used for projects to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Funding “The most realistic and complete plans are prepared by a team that includes representatives of departments, agencies and groups which will execute the plan.”
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