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/EconomyDirection9409 Apr 03 '25

HMGP is next. (Hazard Mitigation Grants Program)

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

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u/Independent_Glass769 Apr 03 '25

FMA is sticking around, SWIFT is going…at least that’s what I’m hearing.

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u/Independent_Glass769 Apr 03 '25

HQ seems to think that there will be a mashup between HMGP and BRIC…there was a lot of discussion at NEMA this year about what this would look like but nothing concrete yet.

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u/Green_Molasses_6381 Apr 03 '25

One big FEMA block grant

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u/Flat_Trainer2148 Apr 04 '25

Great now in theory how to states with limited staff execute these block grants ? And even more limited staff when you go from State-County-City / Tribes. Locals are going to have to do much more work and honestly its hard to get them to do the request for information already

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u/darkbeerguy Apr 04 '25

Block grants still need to comply with 2 C.F.R. 200, who is going to check that? The states you say? Super

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u/Flat_Trainer2148 Apr 04 '25

It's gonna be a blood bath, Region 10 BRIC and HMGP people are all jumping ship

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u/No_Finish_2144 Apr 04 '25

RFIs are painfully slow. Half the time it’s because the county EM is a farmer and you can’t get ahold of them during planting or harvest. This will work great! 🙄

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u/Maclunkey4U Apr 04 '25

Farmers won't be able to sell their crops now anyway because of Tariffs, should have more time to respond to RFIs

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

Complete horseshit. Don't give people false hope. We are all on our way out. There is no rope to grab a hold of.

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u/No_Anywhere_16 Apr 03 '25

Where are you hearing this 

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u/grenille Apr 03 '25

When will that be happening?

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u/EconomyDirection9409 Apr 03 '25

Who knows all I’ve heard form HQ people is that it is next

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u/No_Panda_7164 Apr 04 '25

Haven’t heard this anywhere. Disaster grants are the only thing sticking right now. 

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u/well-damnn Apr 04 '25

Even disaster grants are impacted/paused. If the grant money isn’t going directly to a survivor (IHP) , it hasn’t been moving because needs S1 approval.

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u/EconomyDirection9409 Apr 04 '25

It’s all over this page with confrontations and I’ve heard from people on the call. I wish it wasn’t true friends

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u/No_Panda_7164 Apr 04 '25

All I’m saying is that I haven’t heard this anywhere. All I’ve heard is non-disaster grants. 

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u/EconomyDirection9409 Apr 04 '25

Cammel toe doesn’t like anything mitigation and thinks it’s a waste of money

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u/Efficient-Crab1617 Apr 04 '25

What’s so gross about this… BRIC was approved while bro was still in office. He authorized the program!!!

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u/IScreamPiano Apr 03 '25

Have you heard anything about Disaster Preparedness? (Do I want to know?)

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u/Flat_Trainer2148 Apr 04 '25

BRIC has always been discretionary funding (Up to 6% of HMGP as the DRRA says) it was never promised in the first place. At least HMGP if you have disasters like we do in my state very often there is some form of mitigation stream