FEMA BRIC
25+
years of experience with FEMA
$250M+
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funding obtained by ICF staff since 2021
32
FEMA BRIC National Competition Projects selected from FY21-FY23
BRIC—Building Resilient Infrastructure in Communities—is a FEMA grant program that takes hazard mitigation measures further than ever before. It encourages larger-scale projects that not only reduce risk from all hazards but also create community resilience. BRIC encourages Community Lifeline projects that promote more resilient energy, water, transportation, flood protection, food distribution, and other critical community services that protect communities before natural disasters strike.
ICF has over 30 years of experience supporting resilience and mitigation projects, grant application development, environmental services, infrastructure project development and management, federal compliance services, energy resilience, and disaster grant management.
We stand ready to assist state and tribal applicants and local subapplicants with your BRIC pre-disaster mitigation program needs.
Maximize your application with ICF’s grant expertise
ICF has a proven track record of developing winning BRIC applications for our clients. Post-award, we guide our clients through the complex program administration process, ensuring all regulatory and policy requirements are met and providing continuous support.
$90B
FEMA and HUD funds managed
100+
entities served
60+
HMA benefit-cost analyses completed since 2021
Our services
Project scoping
We support capability and capacity building for states, localities, tribes, and territories nationwide by providing hazard mitigation and infrastructure project scoping.
- Identify and develop critical infrastructure projects that reduce risk and increase resiliency.
- Conduct preliminary assessments to determine a project’s potential for FEMA compliance and competitiveness on a national scale.
- Provide technical assistance and strategy to determine the best funding path forward for a project.
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How ICF can support applicants seeking BRIC funding
Did you know that FEMA provides 100% of the federal cost share for management costs to administer BRIC projects? This means you can access ICF's deep bench of grant application specialists at little to no additional cost. We help:
- Develop the FEMA applications from local governments and tribes for submission to the states.
- Build competitive submissions for projects and provide project management oversight for successful applications.
- Support the direct project implementation of applications already in development and manage funds or projects under local contracts or with partnering lifeline utilities.
- Support energy, water, transportation, and other infrastructure clients in developing public and private partnerships with applicants and subapplicants for projects.
- Work with applicants and subapplicants to build mitigation program staffing capacity.
- Provide resilience and mitigation planning update support to applicants and subapplicants.
- Provide environmental and historic preservation (EHP) support to any projects awarded.
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