BRIC Funding Alert: $1 Billion NOFO Now Open

ByNews Editor

The long-awaited Notice of Funding Opportunity for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program was posted today. The NOFO is for both Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 with $1 billion available. Applications are due July 23, 2026, although subapplicants will need to coordinate with their state hazard mitigation office for the deadlines in their state, which will be earlier than the July 23 date. 

The announcement follows a federal court order earlier this month requiring FEMA to restart the BRIC program after nearly a year of uncertainty.

According to FEMA, this new BRIC funding opportunity (DHS-25-MT-047-00-98) is specifically designed to:

  • Prioritize infrastructure resilience by funding construction projects that are ready to implement and incentivizing the adoption of the latest hazard-resistant building codes. 
  • Move money faster by eliminating phased projects, simplifying the National Competition scoring system and removing subapplication scoring by the National Review Panel. 
  • Shift responsibility and authority to states, territories and Tribal Nations by removing funding for hazard mitigation planning and non-financial direct technical assistance provisions.   

Eligible applicants include states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and federally recognized Tribal Nations. Eligible subapplicants include local governments, communities, special districts and Tribal Nations applying through a state or territory.

Breaking down the numbers

For the Fiscal Years 2024-25 funding cycle, these are the available categories: 

  • $112 million for states and territories (up to $2 million federal cost share for each applicant).
  • $50 million Tribal Set-Aside (up to $2 million federal cost share for each applicant).
  • $56 million for State or Territory Building Code Plus-Up (up to $1 million federal cost share per applicant) and $25 million for Tribal Nation Building Code Plus-Up to carry out eligible building code adoption and enforcement activities.
  • $757 million for National Competition (up to $20 million federal cost share per subapplication).

Learn more on Grants.gov  

As an additional update, President Trump has extended the FEMA Review Council’s term through May 29, or until 10 days after the council submits its report—whichever comes first. 

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