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Regional planners warn FEMA BRIC cancellation, federal grant cuts threaten local hazard planning
Summary
At the April 7 Rutland Regional Planning Commission meeting staff reported FEMA/ Vermont Emergency Management notified the region that the BRIC program for 2024 was canceled and that several federal grant streams show cuts or cancellations, jeopardizing local hazard mitigation planning and other projects.
A staff member told the Rutland Regional Planning Commission on April 7 that Vermont Emergency Management informed regional staff that FEMA canceled the BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) program for 2024 and that selected but not-yet-awarded applications were also being canceled.
Why it matters: BRIC is the primary funding source the region uses to prepare or update local hazard mitigation plans (LHMPs). Those plans reduce communities’ flood insurance and disaster recovery costs and help secure other federal aid. The staff member said BRIC is “the number 1 funding source for our local hazard mitigation plans.”
Staff reported the…
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