Federal Emergency Management Agency · Disaster Resilience
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
Pre-disaster mitigation grants for projects that reduce risk from natural hazards. Funds capability and capacity building, project scoping, and large infrastructure mitigation projects.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $600K – $50M
- Non-federal match
- 25% (approximate)
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual; typically opens fall, closes early in following year.
- Typical prep time
- 10–20 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Stafford Act §203 (DRRA)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
Status of BRIC has shifted across administrations; check FEMA for current cycle. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
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Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.