Build America Buy America Act (BABAA) Briefing
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a one-hour virtual briefing on the requirements and applicability of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) on FEMA grant programs.
Date: August 23, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Phone Number: 1-800-320-4330
Access Code: 428092#
Event Details
BABAA applies a new purchasing preference for American-made products that could impact recipients’ and subrecipients’ execution of infrastructure projects under certain FEMA grant programs. It provides that “none of the funds made available for a Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure may be obligated for a project unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States.”
The purpose of this training is to provide information on how to determine if BABAA applies to your FEMA projects and deliver information on how to document compliance.
Note: Most disaster financial assistance programs are not subject to BABAA requirements including the Public Assistance (PA), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Individual Assistance (IA), and Fire Mitigation Assistance Grant (FMAG) programs.
This training is appropriate for FEMA award recipients and subrecipients, including state, local, tribal and territorial government personnel; nonprofit organization staff; eligible private entities; and other non-federal entities. This training is also appropriate for FEMA staff.
These virtual training will be delivered using Adobe Connect. If you have never used this platform, we encourage you to test your connection in advance here.
Event Contact
For additional information on the “Buy America” preference, please visit "Buy America" Preference in FEMA Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure.