Lincoln County emergency manager: BRIC application denied; FEMA disaster declaration active for January storms

Feb 24, 2026

Emergency Management Director Maury Prentiss told commissioners the county's BRIC application to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan was denied but FEMA declared DR-4764 for January storms and is conducting outreach; Prentiss asked and received permission to apply for future Homeland Security grant rounds.

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Emergency Management Director Maury Prentiss informed the Lincoln County Commissioners on April 2 that the county's application for a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan was denied and that the board should seek alternate funding sources for the necessary update.

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