D.2. Eligibility

Certain partnership activities may be eligible for assistance under BRIC and FMA.

To ensure applicants and subapplicants can build partnerships to support their mitigation efforts, certain partnership activities may be eligible under the BRIC state/territory allocation and tribal set-aside and FMA capability- and capacity-building activities.

For specific eligibility criteria to receive assistance for partnership activities under BRIC, refer to the “Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities” webpage and the NOFO for the year funding of the partnership activities was sought.

For specific eligibility criteria for partnership activities under FMA, refer to the “Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant” webpage and the NOFO for the year funding of the partnership activities was sought.

Generally, to receive assistance for partnership activities, applicants and subapplicants must demonstrate the effectiveness and ultimate benefit of the activities. Applicants demonstrate this by providing a detailed explanation of the proposed partnership activity, expected milestones and planned deliverables. At closeout, applicants and subapplicants must also provide information and materials to detail the outcomes of the approved activities and deliverables stated in the subapplication.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of potential partnership activities eligible under BRIC and FMA that enhance the knowledge, skills and expertise of applicants and subapplicants in developing and managing partnerships to build whole community resilience:

• Conducting a capability gap analysis (or partner network analysis) to determine where partnerships could be helpful or where assistance matching opportunities can be leveraged.
• Providing or attending training on evaluating, pursuing or sustaining partnerships.
• Supporting partner identification or partnership development activities (e.g., hosting a partner fair, pursuing initiatives with higher education institutions, engaging with economic development organizations), such as:
  • Involving private-sector and community lifelines operators, (i.e., health and medical, energy and transportation service providers) in the mitigation planning processes.
  • Developing a partner database or online portal to submit and share partnership case studies.
• Pursuing opportunities for knowledge transfer between partners (e.g., mentoring or shadowing programs), such as:
  • Attending state, local, tribal, territorial, regional or national conferences to support knowledge sharing and partnership development.
  • Hosting a forum to share best practices and lessons learned or conducting mitigation-related tabletop exercises to build relationships.
  • Sustaining existing partnership initiatives or capitalizing on existing networks.
  • Implementing other innovative partnership approaches identified by the applicant or subapplicant to meet stated needs.

These activities may be pursued at the applicant or subapplicant level to support partnership building efforts or may be provided by applicants to subapplicants to enhance the capability of communities to develop and sustain partnerships.

A general list of ineligible activities is included in Part 4.