r/fednews • u/FreeRangeMenses Federal Employee • Apr 03 '25

FEMA BRIC eliminated - notice coming tomorrow

Apparently it was an AF1 decision, but it’s not a RIF and nothing is known about timelines.

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u/fennelkit Apr 03 '25

The grant program is eliminated? Or the technical assistance staff will be RIFed?

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u/BarracudaPure194 Apr 03 '25

BRIC DTA had already been eliminated (Direct Technical Assistance before someone @ 's me for using an acronym.)

They don't care about small communities and not having to continuously rebuild.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

Unofficially. The communities we work with don’t know yet. Nothing like leaving them hanging while they work on applications for a NOFO that isn’t coming.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

NOFO - notice of funding opportunity

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

Yes to the first, and unknown to the second. I don’t know if that’s in the memo.

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u/fennelkit Apr 03 '25

Thanks! For those outside of FEMA, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities gave grants to states and local communities to lessen the impact of floods, etc BEFORE they happen. Best estimates say that every dollar spent on pre-disaster hazard mitigation saves $6 dollars in disaster losses. So cutting this program in name of “efficiency” or “helping disaster survivors” is a freaking travesty.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

And tribes!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

And also all things mitigation as they relate to natural disasters, not just floods. Plans, projects, technical assistance… It’s huge, it’s impactful, and this is an enormous loss.

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u/Dragon_wryter Apr 03 '25

Efficiency wins again! /s

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u/Radthereptile Apr 04 '25

Saving money doesn’t matter when you plan to send emergency management to the states. Their only goal is to make it someone else’s problem.