Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
$1 B BRIC funding is available
One united team to help you through BRIC 2026. Tidal Basin and Michael Baker International help eligible BRIC applicants connect grant strategy, engineering, environmental and mitigation-planning readiness, so effort and funding are optimized to support successful BRIC outcomes. You do not have to navigate BRIC alone BRIC can help eligible applicants strengthen critical infrastructure before disaster strikes, but the current cycle is narrower, more technical, and more implementation-focused. Applicants benefit when grant strategy, technical development, compliance, and delivery planning are shaped together from the start – not handed off one step at a time. What applicants need to know now • BRIC is offering $1 billion this cycle across five funding buckets: State/Territory Allocation, Tribal Set-Aside, State/Territory Building Code Plus-Up, Tribal Building Code Plus-Up, and National Competition. • Direct applicants are states, DC, U.S. territories, and federally recognized Tribal Nations; local governments generally participate as subapplicants. • The current NOFO prioritizes infrastructure-focused, construction-ready projects, measurable risk reduction, building code activities, and implementation readiness.
Common BRIC-fit work: • Flood risk reduction and stormwater resilience • Critical facility hardening and public building retrofits • Utility, water, wastewater, and other community lifeline protection • Transportation and public-asset protection • Wildfire mitigation tied to infrastructure • Natural systems that directly support infrastructure
FEMA opened applications on March 25, 2026, with a submission deadline of July 23, 2026. This is a window of about 120 days. State and local subapplication deadlines may be even earlier.
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Build the right project. Submit a stronger application. Stay supported through delivery.
What we do before award • Screen projects for BRIC fit, funding-bucket alignment, and scoring potential. • Support state pre-applications, subapplications, FEMA GO content, and plain-language narratives. • Coordinate technically feasible grant documentation, conceptual design inputs, cost estimating, and Benefit- Cost Analysis support. • Address building code strategy, mitigation plan consistency, and environmental / historic preservation readiness. Mitigation plan readiness support BRIC project subawards generally require a current FEMA- approved mitigation plan at the application deadline and at award. If a client plan is expired or nearing expiration, we can help accelerate focused updates and project-to-plan consistency documentation – or help you file an exception.
What we do after selection • Organize recipient and subrecipient management costs, scopes, milestones, and responsibilities. • Assist with Requests for Information (RFIs), follow-up documentation, and compliance responses. • Support grant and project administration, quarterly reporting, schedule tracking, and documentation management. • Help with engineering design and project management. • Maintain audit-ready records and support reimbursement readiness and closeout. What applicants get • Fewer disconnects between scope, budget, narrative, design maturity, and delivery path. • Visibility into what FEMA or the state may ask for next. • One accountable team from project framing through compliant delivery. • A clearer line of sight from concept to compliant delivery.
The expertise to help you through the BRIC process.
We look forward to helping you navigate a winning BRIC submission by leveraging our expertise with: • Eligible project identification and grant strategy • Application development, FEMA GO support, BCA, and technical documentation coordination • Funding, financial management, and compliance • Program management, reporting, and closeout • Technology-enabled grants and workflow management • Staff augmentation for applicant / subapplicant support • Risk and resilience planning • Hazard mitigation planning and compliance • Communications and public outreach planning • Infrastructure engineering and design • Environmental/EHP compliance • Geospatial and resilience technology
• Capability building and grants training • Building code and facility hardening support, and construction-ready project development. • Technical analysis, cost estimation, and general engineering SME support • Mobilization depth for remote or complex projects • Temporary operational infrastructure • Specialized contracting • Boots-on-the-ground execution support
For direct program support: Eric Letvin Vice President of Resilience and former FEMA executive, overseeing more than $5 billion in BRIC-funded programs Resilience@tidalbasingroup.com
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