2023 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

PDM - BRIC funds may be used to fund projects that will reduce or eliminate the losses from future disasters. Projects must provide a long-term solution to a problem – for example, elevation of a home to reduce the risk of flood damages as opposed to buying sandbags and pumps to fight the flood. In addition, a project’s potential savings must be more than the cost of implementing the project. Funds may be used to protect either public or private property or to purchase property that has been subjected to, or is in danger of, repetitive damage. Examples of projects include, but are not limited to: • Acquisition of real property from willing sellers and demolition or relocation of buildings to convert the property to open space use. • Retrofitting structures and facilities to minimize damages from high winds, earthquake, flood, wildfire, or other natural hazards. • Elevation of flood prone structures. • Minor flood control projects that do not duplicate the flood prevention activities of other federal agencies. • Post–disaster building code-related activities that support building code officials during the reconstruction process.