{"id":8488,"date":"2022-01-24T13:25:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=8488"},"modified":"2022-01-24T13:25:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:25:18","slug":"femas-bric-direct-technical-assistance-dta-program-application-due-friday-1-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2022\/01\/24\/femas-bric-direct-technical-assistance-dta-program-application-due-friday-1-24\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA&#8217;s\u00a0BRIC\u00a0Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) Program Application Due Friday 1\/28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National League of Cities and Serve MI City is reminding members of FEMA&#8217;s<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/grants\/mitigation\/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities\/direct-technical-assistance\"><strong>BRIC<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/grants\/mitigation\/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities\/direct-technical-assistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/grants\/mitigation\/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities\/direct-technical-assistance\"><strong>Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) program<\/strong><\/a> designed <strong>to help smaller communities and those with less staff capacity with free advice and support. Applications to apply for assistance are due January 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FEMA\u2019s BRIC DTA program was designed for eligible communities who need support in developing resilience capacity and are interested in applying for BRIC and other resilience grant funding.\u00a0 A Letter of Interest for the BRIC DTA program is due on January 28, 2022. This free technical assistance will last for up to 36 months.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What communities qualify for FEMA\u2019s free technical assistance?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul class=\"is-style-diamond has-teal-list-color has-teal-list-color\">\n<li>All cities, towns, townships, counties, special district governments<\/li>\n<li>Tribal governments, including both federally recognized tribal nations and non-federally recognized tribal governments<\/li>\n<li>A hazard mitigation plan is not a prerequisite to apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>What communities should apply?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul class=\"is-style-diamond has-teal-list-color has-teal-list-color\">\n<li>Those with a desire to increase their capacity and capability to conduct mitigation activities<\/li>\n<li>Communities looking to increase resilience to natural hazards<\/li>\n<li>Those that need help identifying projects that will reduce risk<\/li>\n<li>Communities that need support developing or submitting a BRIC application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>The application process is quick and straightforward:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Write a 1 or 2-page Letter of Interest that includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"is-style-diamond has-teal-list-color has-teal-list-color\">\n<li>Community point of contact name, position, email, address and phone number<\/li>\n<li>Description of the community\u2019s need for Direct Technical Assistance<\/li>\n<li>Description of the community\u2019s capacity to assist in the DTA activity, including committed staff<\/li>\n<li>Objectives and timelines, including the duration (up to 36 months) of technical assistance<\/li>\n<li>Community point of contact information including name, position, email, address and phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Letters of Interest (1-2 pages) are due by January 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email your Letter of Interest to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:FEMA-BRICDirectTechnicalAssistance@fema.dhs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEMA-BRICDirectTechnicalAssistance@fema.dhs.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this free FEMA program, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:FEMA-BRICDirectTechnicalAssistance@fema.dhs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEMA-BRICDirectTechnicalAssistance@fema.dhs.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on BRIC funding, view MML and FEMA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/coronavirus\/files\/2021\/04\/MML-BRIC-Presentation-04012021.pdf\">presentation<\/a> from April 1, 2021 on BRIC and the video of the webinar <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/531977727\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Herasanna Richards is a legislative associate handling energy, environmental, elections, and external municipal services for the League. She can be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hrichards@mml.org\">hrichards@mml.org<\/a>\u00a0or 517-908-0309.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National League of Cities and Serve MI City is reminding members of FEMA&#8217;s\u00a0BRIC\u00a0Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) program designed to help smaller communities and those with less staff capacity with free advice and support. Applications to apply for assistance are due January 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST. 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