Floodplain Management and Flood Warning

Floodplain Management and Flood Warning

Grants

Grants are administered by Arizona Department of Emergency Management and Military Affairs.

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)  

The BRIC program guiding principles are supporting communities through capability - and capacity-building; encouraging and enabling innovation; promoting partnerships; enabling large projects; maintaining flexibility; and providing consistency. It provides an opportunity to implement mitigation prior to a disaster. BRIC is an annual, nationally competitive program and funding is based on the previous year's nationwide disaster expenses. 

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)  

The purpose of the FMA grant program is to assist states, local and tribal governments reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The FMA Program is awarded annually (based on the Federal budget) and projects are reviewed and awarded at the national level. 

Other Funding Opportunities: 

Arizona Silver Jackets

 Silver JacketsUSACE- Arizona Sliver Jackets  

VISION STATEMENT 

Establish and strengthen intergovernmental partnerships at the local, Tribal, State, and Federal levels as a catalyst in developing comprehensive and sustainable solutions to state flood hazard challenges. 

MISSION STATEMENT 

Through an intergovernmental team of local, Tribal, State, and Federal agencies and organizations, a collaborative process will: 

  • Facilitate strategic, integrated life-cycle mitigation actions to reduce the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of flooding in the State of Arizona 

  • Create or supplement a mechanism to collaboratively solve issues and implement or recommend solutions 

  • Foster leveraging of available resources and information between agencies 

  • Increase and improve flood risk communication and outreach 

  • Promote wise stewardship of the taxpayers’ investments. 

  • Develop a more comprehensive regional flood risk management strategy through participation in the Regional Interagency Flood Risk Management Team; and 

  • Integrate mitigation into recovery action. 

Resources: 

DEMA

BRIC 

FEMA Mitigation Grants  

Arizona State Hazard Mitigation Plan 

For more information about grant opportunities contact ADWR Floodplain Management or DEMA at [email protected]