Bric: building resilient infrastructure and communities

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) received a $148,157 Project Grant award on June 16, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047). The BRIC program provides federal funds to states, territories, tribes, and local communities for hazard mitigation activities. Through this award, TDEM will utilize the funding to support state-level emergency management operations and implementation of projects that aim to save lives, protect public health and safety, reduce disaster risks, and strengthen community resilience in Texas. As the state's emergency management agency, TDEM has managed numerous FEMA grants and sub-awards to assist local governments, councils of governments, school districts, and other entities with activities such as emergency protective measures, vaccine administration, community engagement, debris removal, infrastructure repairs, hazard mitigation planning, and warning system installation in response to various disasters, including winter storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, fires, and the COVID-19 pandemic.