Through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Direct Technical Assistance initiative, FEMA can provide holistic hazard mitigation planning and project support at the earliest stages to communities, tribal nations and territories requesting assistance. This non-financial assistance helps communities and tribes in reducing disaster damage, building community resilience, and sustaining successful mitigation programs.
During the process, FEMA will engage with each community to further explore and better understand their specific requests for technical assistance.
Fiscal Year 2023 Selected Communities
In 2024, FEMA selected 93 more communities, territories, and tribal nations for this initiative. It is currently working with 74 communities and tribes—increasing the number to 167.
The graphic below is a map of the United States. It shows the location of all 167 communities, territories, and tribal nations selected for BRIC DTA since the initiative began in Fiscal Year 2020.
State and Territory Communities
| State or Territory | Community |
|---|---|
| Alabama | City of Montgomery |
| Alabama | City of Selma |
| Alabama | Town of Parrish |
| American Samoa | Territory of American Samoa |
| California | City of Cudahy |
| Colorado | Town of Nunn |
| Colorado | Town of Lake City |
| Connecticut | City of Bridgeport |
| Connecticut | City of New London |
| Connecticut | Town of Groton |
| Delaware | Town of Slaughter Beach |
| Florida | City of Fellsmere |
| Florida | City of Homestead |
| Florida | City of North Miami |
| Florida | City of Stuart |
| Florida | St. Lucie County and City of Fort Pierce |
| Hawaii | Maui County |
| Idaho | City of Kendrick |
| Illinois | City of Brookport |
| Illinois | City of Mounds |
| Illinois | Jackson County |
| Illinois | Village of Diamond |
| Indiana | City of Gary |
| Indiana | Jefferson County and City of Madison |
| Iowa | City of Denison |
| Kansas | City of Hays and City of Russell |
| Louisiana | Parish of Plaquemines |
| Louisiana | City of New Orleans |
| Louisiana | City of Abbeville |
| Louisiana | Central Louisiana Regional Port |
| Louisiana | Catahoula Parish |
| Maine | Town of Rockland |
| Maine | Town of Rumford |
| Maryland | Dorchester County |
| Maryland | Sommerset County |
| Massachusetts | City of Greenfield |
| Massachusetts | City of Lowell |
| Michigan | City of Benton Harbor |
| Michigan | City of Houghton |
| Michigan | City of Ishpeming, Marquette County |
| Mississippi | Lauderdale County |
| Missouri | Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Scott County |
| Missouri | Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Mississippi County |
| Missouri | Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Pemiscot County |
| Missouri | Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - Dunklin County |
| Missouri | Bootheel Regional Planning Commission - New Madrid County |
| Missouri | Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission - Butler County and Poplar Bluff |
| Missouri | Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission - Wayne County and Piedmont |
| Missouri | City of Trenton |
| Missouri | Henry County |
| Montana | Toole County |
| Montana | Ravalli County |
| Nebraska | Village of Platte Center |
| New Hampshire | City of Nashua |
| New Jersey | Salem County |
| New York | Port Morris, Hunts Point, Unionport-Castle Hill - Throgs Neck, East Williamsburg, Coney Island, Edgemere-Averne and Tompkinsville-Stapleton |
| New York | Town of Middletown |
| New York | Village of Owego |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore County |
| Pennsylvania | Delaware County |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Steelton |
| South Carolina | City of Lake City |
| South Carolina | Town of Batesburg-Leesville |
| South Dakota | Town of Hermosa |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency |
| Utah | Granite School District of Salt Lake City |
| Virginia | Town of Pound |
| Washington | Clallam County |
| West Virginia | Town of Clendenin |
Tribal Nations
| State | Tribal Nation |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Chinik Eskimo Community |
| Alaska | Native Village of Gambell |
| Alaska | Native Village of Kwinhagak |
| Alaska | Native Village of Nunapitchuk |
| Alaska | Nightmute and Umkumiut |
| Arizona | Hualapai Indian Reservation |
| Arizona | Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona |
| California | Pechanga Bands of Indians |
| California | Resighini Rancheria |
| Florida | Miccosukee Tribe of Indians |
| Florida | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| Idaho | Nez Perce Tribe |
| Michigan | Bay Mills Indian Community |
| North Dakota | Standing Rock Sioux Tribe |
| Oklahoma | Kiowa Tribe |
| Oregon | Burns Paiute Tribe |
| Utah | Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah |
| Utah | Shivwits Band of Paiutes |
| Virginia | Chickahominy Indian Tribe Eastern Division |
| Virginia | Chickahominy Indian Tribe |
| Virginia | Monacan Indian Nation |
| Washington | Colville Confederated Tribes |
| Washington | Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation |
Summaries of BRIC Direct Technical Assistance Requests
Filter by the year the assistance was awarded, and/or by state or region, to find communities; these summaries reflect fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
For additional information about the non-financial direct technical assistance listed below, please contact your FEMA Regional Office.