About BRIC and FMA

Application periods for FEMA's FY2024 Building Resistent Infrastructure and Communities program (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) opens August 1, 2024. For Oklahoma applicants, more information is available below.

• Official Notice of Intent (NOI) period: August 1, 2024 – October 1, 2024. 
  • Please note that all Notice of Intent (NOI) forms must be submitted exclusively through OK EMGrants.
• Final Application Deadline: 5 p.m. on December 1, 2024 
  • Apply in FEMA GO

• Coming Soon

• FMA program aims to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to structures.
• Eligible projects include planning, technical assistance, and structural and non-structural mitigation activities.
• Funding is available for flood-related projects, including floodplain mapping, property acquisition, and elevation.  Elevations/Acquisition must have a NFIP backed insurance policy.
• To be eligible, community must participate and be in good standing with the NFIP.

• BRIC DTA provides tailored support to communities and tribal nations that may not have resources internally needed to develop and apply for a BRIC project. Please note the deadlines and application process are different than applying for BRIC. See the bullets below for details.
• FEMA will select at least 80 new BRIC DTA communities.
• No requirement for hazard mitigation plans to request BRIC DTA.
• Apply for BRIC DTA online.

Join the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and FEMA for a series of webinars to run from August 8, to Tuesday, September 4, 2024. Attendees will learn about the BRIC and FMA Fiscal Year 2024 Notices of Funding Opportunities.

Save the dates:

• BRIC and FMA Overview - August 7, 1-2 p.m.
• Project eligibility application completeness (include BCA and $1 million threshold discussion) - August 13, 1-2 p.m.
• Developing a competitive application using FEMA’s Program Support Materials - August 16, 1-2 p.m.
• Developing a project budget and scope of work - August 27, 1-2 p.m.
• Applying in FEMA Go - September 4, 1-2 p.m.

Registration coming soon!

Projects for Economically Disadvantaged Rural Communities and projects that benefit a Community Disaster Resilience Zone have up to 90% federal share.

• BRIC and FMA generally have a 75% federal cost share and 25% non-federal cost share, however there are some exceptions listed in the bullets below.
• Up to 100% federal share for management costs.

• BRIC and FMA projects less than $1 million may opt to use a cost effectiveness narrative in lieu of the BCA toolkit.
• Projects benefitting Economically Disadvantaged Rural Communities, or projects benefitting Community Disaster Resilience Zones that are unable to calculate a Benefit Cost Ration (BCR) FEMA may assist them with developing the BCA.  Additionally, for projects with a total cost of less than $1 million that qualify for BCA assistance under this provision are not required to submit a cost-effective narrative. 

• To apply for BRIC or FMA funding, it is crucial to have an active FEMA GO account. See attached start up guide. This account is managed by your local FEMA GO administrator and is not overseen by anyone at the state level.

More information will be available once the BRIC and FMA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is provided by FEMA.