BRIC Direct Technical Assistance Communities

The Akiak Native Community is a federally recognized tribe in Akiak, Alaska. The Native Community is requesting assistance to develop a Tribal Mitigation Plan that will cover four neighboring tribal nations. The Native Community has received a Hazard Mitigation Assistance award for developing the plan. BRIC DTA is providing support to the community in answering Requests For Information (RFIs) for various BRIC grants, developing projects that address erosion and flooding, and will be supporting capability- and capacity-building activities.

The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck is a federally recognized tribe and sovereign nation in the far northeast corner of Montana that encompasses approximately 3,200 square miles. Natural disasters that affect the area include drought; severe weather, such as winter storms, straight-line winds, and hail; and wildfires and smoke from wildfires—a major source of air pollution. The Tribe recently adopted a community-driven Tribal Mitigation Plan through joint technical assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency and regional technical assistance from FEMA Region 8. Utilizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s Equitable Resilience Technical Assistance, the Fort Peck Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan includes climate change data within the risk assessment and community-driven site designs for enhancing climate resilience to community assets within their mitigation strategies. The tribe is now receiving support from BRIC DTA to pursue funding to make the community designs a reality. This will include further development of the conceptual designs, benefit-cost analysis support, and project application. 

Bay Mills Indian Community is a historically underserved and economically disadvantaged Tribal Nation with an estimated population of 1,800. Members have experienced current disasters including extreme rain events, severe winter weather, and wildfire smoke triggering unsafe air quality conditions. The Tribal Nation is seeking BRIC DTA support for a tribal hazard mitigation plan.     

Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Dunklin County is one of six counties under the Commission. 94% of their estimated 28,000 population is within CEJST tracts and it is identified as a Justice40 community. 15% of this population is also within a CDRZ tract. The City of Kennett and surrounding rural areas of the county are under these tracts. The Commission is requesting support for project identification and scoping for five of the six counties.

Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - New Madrid County is one of six counties under the Commission. 100% of their estimated 16,000 population is within CEJST tracts and it is identified as a Justice40 community. 65% of this population is also within a CDRZ tract. Mathews, Morehouse, New Madrid, Portageville, and a rural portion of the county fall under these tracts. The Commission is requesting support for project identification and scoping for five of the six counties.

Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Pemiscot County is one of six counties under the Commission. 100% of their estimated 15,500 population is within CEJST tracts and it is identified as a Justice40 community. 37% of this population is also within a CDRZ tract. Hayti, Hayti Heights, and Caruthersville, as well as a rural portion of the county, are under these tracts. The Commission is requesting support for project identification and scoping for five of the six counties.

Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Scott County is in the southeast corner of Missouri and is one of six counties under the Commission. 49% of their estimated 38,000 population is within CEJST tracts and it is identified as a Justice40 community. 24% of this population is also within a CDRZ tract. Several small towns and a portion of rural areas are included in these census tracts. The Commission is requesting support for project identification and scoping for five of the six counties.

Bootheel Regional Planning Commission – Mississippi County is one of six counties under the Commission. 100% of their estimated 12,000 population is within CEJST tracts and it is identified as a Justice40 community. 75% of this population is also within a CDRZ tract. The City of Charleston, City of East Prairie, and the rural southern two thirds of the county fall under these tracts. The Commission is requesting support for project identification and scoping for five of the six counties.

The Borough of Oceanport is a small borough in the Jersey Shore region within Monmouth County. The borough is receiving support to conduct specific hazard mitigation activities to mitigate future storm surges.

The Borough of Steelton is a small, disadvantaged community of approximately 6,500, which is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Portions of the borough sit alongside the Susquehanna River in a flood zone, resulting in flooding in the community.  The Borough seeks BRIC DTA to support to identify and scope mitigation projects. The Borough has high indicators of equity: 29% of the population is within CDRZ tracts and 100% of the population is within Justice40 designated tracts.