FEMA Announces Initial Selections for FY 2022 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Funding
On May 19, FEMA announced the initial grant selections for fiscal year 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant funding. For BRIC, $136 million in subapplications were selected for mitigation projects and planning, project scoping, and the adoption and enforcement of hazard resistant building codes. For FMA, nearly $24 million in subapplications were selected for updating flood hazard mitigation plans, technical assistance, and project scoping.
Record funding levels can’t keep pace with record requests
For FY2022, FEMA received a record number of subapplications from state, local, tribal, and territorial applicants requesting $5.6 billion in federal cost share for the more than $3 billion made available for this funding cycle. For BRIC, FEMA received 802 subapplications totaling $4.6 billion in federal cost share. Of those BRIC submissions, 127 were from self-identified Economically Disadvantaged Rural Communities, a 15% increase from last year. For FMA, there were 270 subapplications totaling $980 million in federal cost share. The level of funding requests continues to demonstrate the need for hazard mitigation investments nationwide.
FEMA also announced the selection of 26 communities and 20 tribal nations that will receive BRIC Direct Technical Assistance (DTA). In total, there are now 74 communities nationwide receiving BRIC DTA, which is meant to reduce barriers to communities being able to access the BRIC program.
To learn more about these initial selections, visit:
- BRIC Grant Program FY 2022 Subapplication and Selection Status
- FMA Grant Program FY 2022 Subapplication and Selection Status
- BRIC DTA Direct Selections
FEMA says it plans to award these funds quickly so communities can move forward with their projects. The agency will announce a second round of projects selected for further review later this summer. Those selections will include funding for more complex projects, including ones being selected for the BRIC National Competition and FMA localized flood risk reduction projects.
