r/EmergencyManagement • u/Kaimyguyman • Apr 03 '25

FEMA FEMA BRIC eliminated - notice coming tomorrow

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u/JHandey2021 Apr 04 '25

From Politico this morning (April 4):

https://www.eenews.net/articles/fema-halts-grant-program-that-spent-billions-on-disaster-protection/

"The Trump administration is canceling a popular grant program that has given states and communities billions of dollars to protect against natural disasters, according to an internal document obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News.

Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton wrote in a memo Thursday that the agency will not allocate the $750 million that was planned this year for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants. The BRIC program funds local projects that reduce damage from flooding, tornadoes and other weather-related events.

FEMA also will stop funding projects that were previously approved for BRIC grants and are still underway, Hamilton wrote."

The person who linked to this on LinkedIn claims that FMA is gone too, but here's how the piece addresses it:

Another FEMA grant program that pays for flood-protection projects also is under review, although Hamilton’s memo does not mention the program.

When the administration removed the BRIC funding notice, it also removed a notice announcing $600 million in grants through FEMA’s long-standing Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program.