What is BRIC?
Projects that fit within BRIC’s guidelines • Flood risk reduction and stormwater resilience • Critical facility hardening and public building retrofits
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) is FEMA’s pre-disaster mitigation program for projects that reduce risk before disasters happen.
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• Utility, water, wastewater,
and other community lifeline protection
Supports infrastructure and construction projects that lower future disaster losses
Includes natural systems when they directly support infrastructure
Rewards measurable risk reduction, implementation readiness, and stronger building codes
Is intended to shift investment from reactive recovery to
• Transportation and public- asset protection • Wildfire mitigation tied to infrastructure • Natural systems that directly support infrastructure
proactive mitigation
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