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BRIC and FMA Notices of Funding Opportunity

FEMA Grant Opportunity

The Idaho Office of Emergency Management announces:

FY 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Announcement letter and details

  • $50,000,000 limit per applicant.
  • Ideal projects include bridges or culverts that are undersized and included in a approved County FEMA Flood Mitigation Plan.
  • Must have a FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan to be eligible. The specific project should be in the local mitigation plan (contact IOEM for a copy of a specific mitigation plan).  Green Counties have an approved plan. Cities and Highway Districts  may have a County with an approved mitigation plan apply on behalf of your agency.

 

  • Up to 25% match required (10% for economically disadvantaged rural communities).
  • Applications are made through the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM)

 

Idaho Office of Emergency Management
https://ioem.idaho.gov/grants
Mitigation Section:
2018MitigationGrants@imd.idaho.gov

 

For additional questions:

Karissa Nelson, P.E.
Environmental, Staff Engineer
Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
knelson@lhtac.org
Office: (208) 344-0565

2021 FLAP Request for Proposals is Open

The Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) is now accepting proposals for 2021.  Completed proposals and any additional forms are due by Friday, December 17, 2021.  Use the links for more information:

LHTAC FLAP information, including proposal documents:
https://lhtac.org/programs/flap/

FHWA Idaho FLAP web page, including proposal documents:
https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-access/id

Webinar: Western Federal Lands Highway Division will hold a webinar to provide information to potential applicants on the FLAP, eligibility, evaluation criteria, how to submit proposals, and helpful hints for filling out proposal forms. September 23, 2021 at 10:30am MT.  Details are in this document.

IDPR Grant Funding

Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is putting on workshops for their grant funding.  These are for the 2021 (FY23) grant applications.  Applications are accepted until January 28, 2022 and must be submitted electronically at the website below.

Workshop information flyer HERE. You must RSVP by September 29, 2021.

IDPR Grant Funding web page HERE.

Submit applications electronically at https://idaho.smapply.io

Grants include:
Recreational Vehicle Program (RV)
Waterways Improvement Fund (WIF)
Off-Road Motor Vehicle Fund (ORMV)
Recreation Trails Program (RTP)
Recreational Road and Bridge Fund (R&B)
Cutthroat License Plate Fund (CLPF)
Mountain Bike Program Fund (BK)

T2 Center Fall Class Schedule

The LHTAC T2 Center offers a variety of courses aimed to grow and aid our local road professionals. The upcoming class schedule has been released.

Classes will open for registration in phases based on class location:

August 31 – Webinars
August 31 – Northern Idaho

September 1 – Western & Central Idaho
September 2 – Eastern Idaho