Appeal Process
Managing Your Award
After FEMA has reviewed all Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) subapplications, it will assign and update each with one of the following statuses:
Once it assigns a status, FEMA will make a formal announcement. At that time, the FEMA Regions will take any additional actions needed for a pre-award review. Applicants should work with their points of contact at the FEMA Region, and subapplicants should work with their applicant’s points of contact.
Previously selected subapplications for the BRIC grant program are available here.
Appeal Process
An eligible applicant, subapplicant, recipient, or subrecipient may request an appeal of FEMA’s denial of its application or subapplication for hazard mitigation projects, managements cost, and activities for which there is an indication of a substantive technical or procedural error.
Use the following procedures to submit the appeal:
- Submit an appeal to FEMA in writing within 60 days of being notified of the action that is being appealed. An subapplicant or subrecipient must submit the appeal in writing to the applicant or recipient. The applicant or recipient must review and evaluate the subapplicant’s or subrecipient’s appeal before submitting it to FEMA.
- If an application or subapplication for a hazard mitigation project is denied, the appeal must identify any substantive technical or procedural error FEMA committed. FEMA will only consider the information in the application or subapplication as supporting documentation.
FEMA will notify the applicant, subapplicant, recipient or subrecipient, in writing, of the disposition of the appeal or the need for additional information. All appeal decisions are final.
Managing Your Award
The Period of Performance (POP) is 36 months, starting on the date of the recipient’s federal award. Any subsequent amendments to the federal award, including additional subawards, will not extend the POP unless that is explicitly stated. The applicant may submit a request for a longer POP in the application, for FEMA to review and approve.
Long-Term Monitoring Requirements
By accepting an award, all recipients agree to participate in monitoring or an evaluation of the grant. This may include an analysis of the impact and providing access to program operating personnel and participants, as specified by the evaluator(s).
The BRIC program encourages investments to protect communities and infrastructure. As part of the performance evaluation and monitoring, FEMA will conduct a series of grant effectiveness and cost-effectiveness case studies with the recipients. These will highlight how recipients and subrecipients have used the funds to increase the resiliency to natural hazards in their jurisdictions.
Starting Project Construction
Construction activities can begin after approval. Those activities are not eligible for funding if any ground disturbance for those activities is initiated or completed prior to the funding award. Non-construction activities that have already been started may not be considered for funding if they were not approved as pre-award activities.
Subapplicants should contact the appropriate state, tribe or territory (applicant level) Hazard Mitigation Office for more information. Find the state and territory contacts here: State Hazard Mitigation Officers