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On August 4, 2020, FEMA posted
the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Notification of Funding Opportunities
(NOFOs) for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and the new
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) pre-disaster
mitigation grant program on grants.gov.
This year there is $660 million
available for these two programs combined.
FEMA’s two competitive
mitigation grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes and
territories (SLTTs) funding for eligible mitigation activities to
strengthen our nation’s ability to build a culture of preparedness by
reducing disaster losses and protecting life and property from future
disaster damages.
The application period opens on
September 30, 2020.
Eligible applicants must apply for funding using the new FEMA Grants
Outcome (FEMA GO), which is now the management system for FMA and
BRIC. Please submit applications in the FEMA Go Portal no later than 3 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time on January 29, 2021. Applications received by FEMA
after this deadline will not be considered for funding.
To learn more, view the BRIC Fact Sheet and FMA Fact Sheet.
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 In August, FEMA will offer a webinar on the Fiscal Year 2020
NOFOs for prospective applicants to learn more and ask questions about
the NOFOs for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and the Building
Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants. This webinar will
be offered three times, and applicants may attend any session. There will
also be a NOFO overview webinar with a question and answers portion for
potential tribal applicants.
In September, FEMA will offer
a webinar on common Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant application errors and
how to avoid them. This webinar will be offered two times, and applicants
may attend either session.
Registration for these
sessions will be required, and a link will be disseminated soon.
NOFO Webinars
- FEMA will offer a webinar
on the FY20 NOFOs for prospective applicants.
- Tuesday, August 18 at
2-3:30pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am
Pacific)
- Thursday, August 20 at
2-3:30pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am
Pacific)
- Tuesday, August 25 at
2-3:30pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am
Pacific)
NOFO Overview for Tribal
Applicants
- FEMA will offer a webinar
on the FY20 NOFOs for prospective tribal applicants.
- Thursday, August 27 at
2-3:30pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am
Pacific)
Avoiding Application
Pitfalls
- Tuesday, September 1 at 2-3:30pm Eastern Time
(1 pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific)
- Wednesday, September 2 at 2-3:30pm Eastern Time
(1 pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific)
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FEMA’s new online grants
management system will be operational this fall for hazard mitigation
grant funding notices and awards.
The system, called FEMA
Grants Outcomes, or FEMA GO, is the result of a multi-year effort to
modernize and transform the way FEMA conducts grants management.
The Federal Fiscal Year 2020
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure
and Communities (BRIC) grant programs will use the FEMA GO system.
“FEMA GO streamlines
the processing of grants through the five phases of the management
lifecycle to ensure successful submissions and awards,” said Bridget
Bean, Acting Deputy Administrator for Resilience. “We hope that this new
system will reduce complexity for our grant applicants and subapplicants
and improve their user experience.”
FEMA has been closely
collaborating with stakeholders who will apply for FEMA mitigation grants
to test and validate system functionality prior to it being released in
stages. Using this approach allows the applicant community to provide
feedback to system developers regarding features under development.
Once the application period
opens on September 30, 2020, FEMA GO must be used to apply for funding
through FMA or the new BRIC grant programs. BRIC is replacing the
existing Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program. The legacy FMA
and PDM projects will continue to reside in eGrants.
FEMA has provided FEMA GO
training to staff in its 10 regional offices, and to the offices of their
respective state, local community, tribes and territories. Additional
training and readily accessible program support will be published on
FEMA.gov as it becomes available. There will also be a FEMA GO Help Desk
to offer support with creating and submitting FMA and BRIC grant
applications. For more information, visit www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/fema-go.
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Last week the redesigned
FEMA.gov website launched, featuring a new way to display information
about the agency’s grant programs. Check out www.FEMA.gov/grants. This redesign is an
ongoing effort to make our site a valuable tool for our customers and
stakeholders.
FEMA.gov has seen site
traffic grow rapidly over the past two years with more than 80 million
visits during that time frame. We prioritized making content easier to
find and ensuring visitors have equal access and can find the right
information at the right time. This aligns with our strategic goal to
reduce the complexity of our agency and our programs.
Given the scale of FEMA’s web
presence, this redesign will unfold over several months and we will
continue to make improvements to how Mitigation Grants’ information is
presented.
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Throughout the month of July,
the BRIC Summer Engagement Series brought FEMA Subject Matter Experts and
partners together one day a week to discuss key elements on the newly
developed BRIC program. These virtual sessions were geared towards
leaders in states, local communities, tribes and territories, as well as
private sector entities, private non-profit organizations, and
individuals interested in learning more about the grant program.
Topics for the series
included:
- Introduction to BRIC
- Meaning of the BRIC Name
- BRIC and Building Codes
- BRIC and Community
Lifelines
- BRIC and Nature-Based
Solutions
Watch the video recordings and download copies of the presentations
from the sessions, as they become available.
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