Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Bric Grant topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Grass Valley council authorizes BRIC grant submission to fund wildfire resilience projects
Summary
City staff, in partnership with the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, received council authorization to submit a FEMA BRIC grant application targeting home hardening, defensible space, hazardous fuel reduction and nature‑based maintenance such as prescribed grazing.
City Manager Tim Kieser told the council staff would submit a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant application in partnership with the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County and requested council authorization to proceed. "Tonight staff is before you, to request approval of submission for a BRIC grant," Kieser said, outlining the grant's focus on wildfire mitigation in high‑hazard zones of the wildland‑urban interface.
Kieser said the proposed program emphasizes home and infrastructure hardening, creation of defensible space, hazardous fuel reductions and nature‑based maintenance strategies — including prescribed grazing and other sustainable options for ongoing vegetation management. He said the city could use its Measure B revenues to meet the BRIC program's 10% local match requirement.
Why it matters: the staff report described a near‑$40 million proposal and noted FEMA or the state could adjust award amounts; grant success would leverage local Measure B funds to complete priority mitigation projects that protect schools, hospitals and neighborhoods. Council authorized submission by voice vote without recorded opposition.
Council members discussed project examples, refuges in place of mass evacuation, and options for grazing and other long‑term maintenance. The motion to authorize submission passed by unanimous vote.
