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FEMA BRIC restart

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The FY2024-25 BRIC funding opportunity (DHS-25-MT-047-00-98, $1 billion) closed July 23, 2026; FEMA is reviewing subapplications; no FY2026 BRIC notice has been posted.

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  • Subapplications for the FY2024-25 cycle were due at 3 p.m. Eastern on July 23, 2026 in FEMA GO. Subapplications submitted for the initial BRIC funding opportunity published in January 2025 will not be reviewed. Selections will be announced after the review process is complete.

    FEMA, BRIC program page (updated Sept. 3, 2026) (fema.gov)

  • Under the FY2024-25 notice, no single applicant may receive more than 15 percent of the total available funding across all funding categories; phased projects are not eligible; and hazard mitigation plan development and project scoping not directly supporting a specific infrastructure project are not eligible.

    FEMA, BRIC FY2024-25 NOFO fact sheet (fema.gov)

  • The court's December 11, 2025 judgment entered for the states on Counts I through VI and IX through X. The Congressional Research Service states the ruling does not compel FEMA to award any specific grants and does not enjoin FEMA from replacing BRIC in future with a different mitigation program.

    Congressional Research Service, Insight IN12609 (updated Apr. 9, 2026) (congress.gov)

  • Public Law 119-86 provides $189,713,659 in congressionally directed spending for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the Stafford Act, notwithstanding subsections (f), (g) and (l) of that section, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for that purpose.

    Public Law 119-86, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (govinfo.gov)

Changelog 8 entries, newest first

  1. FEMA removes the BRIC National Review Panel solicitation from its hazard mitigation information collection

    A Federal Register notice revising FEMA's information collection for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs, with comments due November 5, 2026, states that FEMA is removing the BRIC National Review Panel Solicitation from the collection to streamline the application review process.

    Source: Federal Register notice, FEMA (Oct. 6, 2026), via govinfo (govinfo.gov)

  2. FEMA: FY2024-25 application period closed, submissions under review

    FEMA's BRIC program page states the application period has closed, that FEMA is no longer accepting applications and is reviewing submissions against program requirements and evaluation criteria, and that selections will be announced after the review process is complete. It states that subapplications submitted for the January 2025 notice will not be reviewed, and makes no statement about an FY2026 notice.

    Source: FEMA, BRIC program page (updated Sept. 3, 2026) (fema.gov)

  3. FY2026 DHS appropriations enacted: $26.367 billion Disaster Relief Fund, $189.7 million directed to section 203 mitigation grants

    Public Law 119-86, signed April 30, 2026, appropriates $26,367,000,000 to the Disaster Relief Fund for major disasters and, within FEMA federal assistance, $189,713,659 of congressionally directed spending for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the Stafford Act, notwithstanding subsections (f), (g) and (l). Section 310 transfers legacy National Predisaster Mitigation Fund balances into the section 203(i)(1) set-aside.

    Source: Public Law 119-86 (govinfo) (govinfo.gov)

  4. FEMA posts the FY2024-25 BRIC notice: $1 billion, applications due July 23, 2026

    FEMA announced $1 billion for the combined FY2024 and FY2025 BRIC cycle with a 120-day application window closing July 23, 2026: a $112 million state and territory allocation of up to $2 million per applicant, a $50 million tribal set-aside, $56 million and $25 million building-code plus-ups, and a $757 million national competition with subapplications of up to $20 million. No single applicant may receive more than 15 percent of total funding. Grants.gov lists the opportunity as DHS-25-MT-047-00-98.

    Source: FEMA press release HQ-26-027 (Mar. 25, 2026) (fema.gov)

  5. Court orders FEMA to issue the FY2024 BRIC notice within 21 days and report FY2025 and FY2026 timing

    In an order enforcing its summary judgment, the court found several aspects of the December 11 order unimplemented and directed FEMA, within 14 days, to communicate to each plaintiff state's emergency management agency the status of all BRIC projects in that state and to report when it expects to issue FY2025 and FY2026 BRIC notices of funding opportunity. It ordered FEMA to issue a FY2024 BRIC notice within 21 days in compliance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and 42 U.S.C. 5133(f). This copy of docket entry 137 is hosted by the Washington State Attorney General.

    Source: Washington v. FEMA, Order to Enforce Summary Judgment, Dkt. 137 (Mar. 6, 2026) (agportal-s3bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com)

  6. D. Massachusetts grants summary judgment to the states on the BRIC termination

    Judge Stearns allowed the states' motion for summary judgment, denied the government's, and directed entry of judgment for the states on Counts I through VI and IX through X. The opinion notes FEMA had returned the set-aside funds to the mitigation fund in compliance with the August 5 order.

    Source: U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, Memorandum and Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment (Dec. 11, 2025) (govinfo.gov)

  7. D. Massachusetts preliminarily enjoins FEMA from spending BRIC funds for non-BRIC purposes

    In Washington v. FEMA, No. 1:25-cv-12006, brought by twenty states, Judge Stearns allowed the motion for a preliminary injunction and preliminarily enjoined the government from spending the funds allocated to BRIC for non-BRIC purposes until the court renders a final judgment on the merits.

    Source: U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, Memorandum and Order, Washington v. FEMA (Aug. 5, 2025) (govinfo.gov)

  8. FEMA announces it is ending BRIC and cancelling FY2020 to FY2023 applications

    The Congressional Research Service records that on April 4, 2025 FEMA issued a press release stating it was ending the BRIC program and that approximately $882 million appropriated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would be returned to the Treasury or reapportioned by Congress, with undistributed funds returned immediately to the Disaster Relief Fund or Treasury. CRS adds that FEMA retracted the January 2025 FY2024 notice in February and, in an April 16, 2025 advisory, said it would cancel BRIC projects across FY2020 to FY2023 where funds had not been distributed.

    Source: Congressional Research Service, Insight IN12609 (congress.gov)

Background

FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund monthly report as of April 30, 2026 shows a BRIC and pre-disaster mitigation balance of $5,082 million (a $4,071 million Disaster Relief Fund set-aside, $163 million pre-disaster mitigation and $848 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) and notes the March 25, 2026 notice covering FY2024 and FY2025. The Grants.gov record for the opportunity is number 361620, posted March 25, 2026 with an estimated $1,000,000,000 in total funding.

A FEMA advisory dated March 18, 2026, stating that FEMA had issued status notices to all states, tribal nations and territories and would reconstitute BRIC by publishing a new funding opportunity, is available as a copy hosted by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management; no fema.gov copy was located. FEMA's April 4, 2025 press release could not be retrieved directly and is cited through the Congressional Research Service.

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