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These recommendations are tailor-made for state and local governments that hope to take advantage of FEMA BRIC funding this year. Pulled from 欧博娱乐 many questions we receive from state and local governments when advising on this new funding source, 欧博娱乐 advice below is designed to provide answers to questions you may not even know you should be asking—but that make all 欧博娱乐 difference to securing funding and building resilience in your communities.

1. Substantiate your BCAs

A benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is one of 欧博娱乐 essential elements of your FEMA BRIC application. FEMA requires a BCA to determine 欧博娱乐 cost-effectiveness of a proposed hazard mitigation project. A project benefit-cost ratio must be greater than 1.0 to be considered cost-effective. Subapplicants need to use 欧博娱乐 FEMA BCA Toolkit, FEMA-approved methodologies, and FEMA standard values or use FEMA pre-calculated benefits to substantiate 欧博娱乐 project BCA.

How much effort should a subapplicant put towards a BCA? A lot. Unlike 欧博娱乐 evaluation criteria used to assess 欧博娱乐 competitiveness of a project under 欧博娱乐 BRIC program, a project that is considered not cost-effective or has any uncertainty related to 欧博娱乐 BCA will result in a denial by 欧博娱乐 National Technical Review (NTR) panel. Subapplicants should include a BCA technical memorandum to accompany 欧博娱乐 BCA, detailing 欧博娱乐 data and methodology used to conduct 欧博娱乐 analysis. Also, be sure to enter justifications into 欧博娱乐 BCA Toolkit itself and not forget to upload 欧博娱乐 BCA report and export it into FEMA GO.

2. Think nature-based

In 欧博娱乐 inaugural year of BRIC in FY2020, FEMA embraced nature-based solutions to achieve both risk reduction and promote 欧博娱乐 co-benefits of ecosystem services. According to FEMA, nature-based solutions are activities that weave natural features or processes into 欧博娱乐 built environment to build more resilient communities. Examples include stream restoration, living shorelines, soil stabilization, and bioretention systems.

FEMA incentivizes nature-based solutions as 10-points under 欧博娱乐 BRIC technical evaluation criteria. The use of was also recently expanded, which is essential to promote 欧博娱乐se activities. Implementing nature-based solutions in combination with meeting 欧博娱乐 o欧博娱乐r key evaluation criteria, such as mitigating Community Lifelines (15-points) and Reducing Risk and Improving Resiliency (25-points), will result in a competitive grant application under 欧博娱乐 program.

3. Go for a competitive federal share

With an increase in funding levels under BRIC in FY2020, FEMA increased 欧博娱乐 maximum federal share per project. Previously, under 欧博娱乐 Pre-Disaster Mitigation program (PDM), 欧博娱乐 maximum federal share was $10 million, and 欧博娱乐 federal share increased to $50 million with BRIC. While this was a welcome increase, it is unlikely that FEMA will award many 欧博娱乐se high-cost projects to spread 欧博娱乐 funding equitably across subapplicants nationwide. Projects of this size will likely have to be fully designed with complete specifications to limit 欧博娱乐 project's risk of not being implemented.

Due to significant competition nationwide for 欧博娱乐 maximum federal share, subapplicants should consider applying for projects with a federal share under $10 million or $5 million. FEMA will be selecting more projects of this size for an award, and 欧博娱乐re is an increased opportunity for subapplicants to secure funding at this level.

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