On May 19, FEMA announced the selection of 46 communities and tribal nations for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Direct Technical Assistance (BRIC DTA).
For communities, tribes and territories, this assistance can provide holistic hazard mitigation, climate resilience planning and project support from the earliest stages to completion. The efforts are to reduce disaster damage, build community resilience and sustain successful mitigation programs.
During the process, FEMA engages with each community to further assess community need for non-financial technical assistance and identify an action plan. This wide-ranging support includes climate risk assessments, community engagement, partnership building, mitigation and climate adaptation planning.
In the third year of this initiative, this brings the total number of communities and tribal nations benefitting from this hands-on support to 74 nationwide. FEMA will provide support to selected communities for up to 36 months.
For more information, visit the BRIC Direct Technical Assistance webpage.
Local Jurisdictions Selected
| Local Jurisdiction | FEMA Region | State |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Southbridge | 1 | Massachusetts |
| City of Trenton | 2 | New Jersey |
| Commercial Township | 2 | New Jersey |
| Maurice River Township | 2 | New Jersey |
| Oneida County | 2 | New York |
Municipality of Ponce Includes: Riberas del Bucana III, Asoc. Recreativa y Cultural Clausells, Las Monjitas, El Bronce y Cerrillo, Barrio Playa de Ponce | 2 | Puerto Rico |
| Town of Federalsburg | 3 | Maryland |
| Town of Denton | 3 | Maryland |
| Tremont Borough, Schuylkill County | 3 | Pennsylvania |
| Hampton Roads, Public Transportation | 3 | Virginia |
| City of Cedar Key | 4 | Florida |
| Miami-Dade County | 4 | Florida |
| Chatham County | 4 | Georgia |
| City of Gulfport and Harrison County | 4 | Mississippi |
| Yalobusha County Includes: Cities of Water Valley, Coffeeville, Oakland | 4 | Mississippi |
| Town of Mayersville | 4 | Mississippi |
| City of Rolling Fork | 4 | Mississippi |
| Town of Nichols | 4 | South Carolina |
| Town of Wagener | 4 | South Carolina |
St. Clair County Includes: Cahokia Heights, Brooklyn, East St. Louis, Caseyville, East Carondelet, Dupo, Shiloh, Belleville, Swansea, Fairview Heights, O'Fallon | 5 | Illinois |
| City of Mt. Pleasant | 5 | Michigan |
| Village of Bowerston | 5 | Ohio |
| Ironton Unincorporated | 6 | Louisiana |
| City of Stillwater | 6 | Oklahoma |
North Central Texas Council of Governments Includes: White Settlement, Westworth Village, Fort Worth, Tarrant County | 6 | Texas |
| City and County of Honolulu | 9 | Hawaii |
Tribal Nations Selected
| Tribal Nation | FEMA Region | State |
|---|---|---|
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | 1 | Rhode Island |
| Oneida Nation | 5 | Wisconsin |
| Pueblo of Sandia | 6 | New Mexico |
| Delaware Nation | 6 | Oklahoma |
| Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation | 7 | Kansas |
| Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska | 7 | Kansas/Nebraska |
| Southern Ute Indian Tribe | 8 | Utah |
| Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck | 8 | Montana |
| Fort Belknap Indian Community | 8 | Montana |
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe | 8 | South Dakota |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe | 8 | South Dakota |
| Yankton Sioux Tribe | 8 | South Dakota |
| Havasupai Tribe | 9 | Arizona |
| San Carlos Apache Tribe | 9 | Arizona |
| The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona | 9 | Arizona |
| Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria | 9 | California |
| Akiak Native Community | 10 | Alaska |
| Native Village of Buckland | 10 | Alaska |
| Native Village of Hooper Bay | 10 | Alaska |
| Native Village of Kwigillingok | 10 | Alaska |