BUILDING RESILIENT

INFRASTRUCTURE IN
COMMUNITIES (BRIC)
FINANCIAL BENEFITS
Hazard Mitigation is taking action now to prevent future loss of life,
human suffering, and property damage associated with disasters. 1. Localities can claim pre-award costs
for the application development if
VIRGINIA KEY FUNDING PRIORITIES they wanted to hire support and if the
• Reducing the long-term risk to future disasters project is ultimately funded. This can
count towards their cost share. 
• Equity: Supporting vulnerable populations and
Communities disproportionately impacted by disasters 2. Localities can use private
• Sustaining community lifelines contributions of property owners/
businesses/non-profits benefiting
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT: Must have a FEMA approved and locally for the cost share of the grant.
adopted hazard mitigation plan by January 1, 2021, and the proposed
project must be included (it can be amended). 3. Localities can claim project
management costs if they wanted
to hire out the administration and
implementation of the project
LOCALITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO TARGET
(100% federally funded).
Water/Wastewater treatment plants – they are generally near water/
4. Localities may use their own labor and
susceptible to flooding
equipment as “in-kind” contributions
COORDINATE WITH: Public Works/Utilities/Engineering towards the non-federal cost share.

Neighborhoods/business districts that are located within the 100 year TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
floodplain or have a history of flooding – if not built to code, already
5. Localities may reach out to their
mitigated, or constructed before the 1970’s they are likely at risk. May regional office or hazard mitigation
also look areas identified as “urban heat islands” where vulnerable grant administrator for guidance
populations may benefit from green infrastructure.
6. Localities can apply for project
COORDINATE WITH: Community Development, Planning and Zoning, or scoping grants to do the necessary
Chamber of Commerce engineering to support an application
(Danville did this last year)

Police, fire, 9-1-1 centers, and other governmental coordination facilities 7. Localities may seek support from
– have there been issues with flooding or power outage/grid issues? the planning district commissions
if assistance is needed
COORDINATE WITH: Facility Managers and/or Electric Utility Providers
8. Localities may have preliminary
engineering for the solution from
Hospitals/healthcare facilities that are located within the 100 year
previous years that can be used in
floodplain and not elevated/mitigated or require backup power
the application
generation
9. Localities are encouraged to reach out
COORDINATE WITH: Local Health Districts to state colleges and universities for
potential partnerships and technical
Hazardous materials facilities – located in the floodplain assistance

COORDINATE WITH: Local Fire/Hazmat/VDEM Hazmat Officer

APPLICATIONS DUE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2020
All applications must be submitted through
Roads/Drainage Issues vdem.emgrants.com. For more information,
visit the BRIC grants page online at
COORDINATE WITH: VDOT district office or local transportation office
vaemergency.gov/job/fema-bric-grant.
(VDOT is going to be submitting projects)