NEW YORK – On Monday, Aug. 1, Vice President Kamala Harris and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selections and status of subapplications of its Fiscal Year 2021 pre-disaster hazard mitigation grant programs, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA).
FY21 funding for these two competitive grant programs total more than $1 billion to assist communities across the nation to enhance climate and disaster resiliency.
More than $115 million will be awarded to selected subapplicants in New York and New Jersey for the BRIC program. FMA and BRIC grants help fund mitigation actions in states, local communities, tribes and territories to combat climate change, build resiliency against extreme weather events and protect underserved communities from multiple hazards.
“Mitigation planning breaks the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage and FEMA’s BRIC and FMA programs are just two ways to help communities fund hazard mitigation activities,” said FEMA Region 2 Administrator David Warrington. “We know that disasters impact individuals and communities differently and for that reason we must ensure that all communities have the necessary tools to reduce risk.”
There are various types of projects eligible for BRIC funding, including but not limited to flood control, utility and infrastructure protection, and retrofitting. Similarly, there are various types of projects eligible for FMA grants which also include flood control as well as mitigation reconstruction and project scoping.
For the BRIC program funding, FEMA will pay 75% of the eligible project costs. The remaining 25% will be provided by the state or local community. The selected projects include those that are large in scope and community-wide flood mitigation projects.
New York Subapplicant BRIC Selections
- NEW YORK CITY - NYCDEP - Clinton Houses/East Harlem Community
Fed. Share: $8.3 million
- NEW YORK CITY -NYCHA - Breukelen Houses Stormwater
Fed Share: $19.8 million
- NEW YORK CITY - NYCEDC - Seaport Coastal Resilience
Fed Share: $50 million
- NEW YORK CITY - NYCEDC - Hunts Point Food Security
Fed Share: $14.6 million
New Jersey Subapplicant BRIC Selections
- BAYONNE - Cottage Street Park Flood Mitigation Project
Fed. Share: $4.6 million
- BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY - BCUA Flood Mitigation of Joint Meeting Pump Station
Fed. Share: $4.5 million
- NEWARK - Newark Ironbound Resilience Hub
Fed. Share: $10.5 million
- PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY- PANYNJ Elevation-Floodproofing of Building 111 Infrastructure Mitigation
Fed. Share $1.9 million
- BAYONNE - 63rd Street Pumping Station Power and Flood Resilience Project
Fed. Share: $2.2 million
Atlantic City, New Jersey was selected for a community flood mitigation project under the FMA program representing a federal share of $5.1 million. A series of pump stations and bulkheads will reduce frequent flooding and improve access for its residents, workers and the millions of visitors that frequent the city annually. This subapplicant is one example of how FEMA is ensuring an equitable delivery of its programs as Atlantic City is an underserved community and has a high Social Vulnerability Index, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tool used to measure community resilience.
“All communities deserve fair and equal access to financial resources to help reduce vulnerabilities prior to the next event,” said Regional Administrator Warrington. “Recognizing the need to support individuals, businesses and communities through grants funding gets us one step closer to building resilience.”
FEMA is committed to ensuring equitable access to its Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs, which includes reducing barriers to funding and providing focused assistance to underserved communities.
Mitigation funding will help build resiliency in state, local, tribal and territorial communities across the nation.
Learn more about FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants. View the BRIC selections and Flood Mitigation Assistance selections for a full list.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
BRIC Main Page: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities
Flood Mitigation Assistance Main Page: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/floods
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Project Type Definitions (i.e., flood control, project scoping, etc.)
https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/applying/project-types