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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Hazard Mitigation Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FEMA continues to seek public comment as they develop the NEW federal grant program, called
<b>BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities </b>authorized by the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA)<b>.</b> Now through July 15, 2019 FEMA is accepting feedback on these hazard mitigation grants. Please share your ideas with FEMA on ways
the national programs can be improved to maximize resiliency and risk reduction.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">IdeaScale: <a href="https://fema.ideascale.com/a/campaign-home/61112">
https://fema.ideascale.com/a/campaign-home/61112</a> Email: <a href="mailto:BUILDBRIC@fema.dhs.gov">
BUILDBRIC@fema.dhs.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a name="gd_top"></a><span lang="EN"><img border="0" width="800" height="899" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2019/06/2642280/bric-ideascale-6-19-19_original.png" alt="FEMA Mitigation Minute. Comment on the development and implementation of Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) Section 1234: National Public Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Also known as Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC), the section will fund public infrastructure projects that increase community resilience before a disaster. For information about the series, please visit the 2019 BRIC Webinar series webpage https://www.fema.gov/drra-bric. Input may also be provided through on Ideascale until July 15 https://fema.ideascale.com/a/campaign-home/61112 or by email at BUILDBRIC@fema.dhs.gov."><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If you are not already receiving these Mitigation Minute emails from FEMA, consider signing up for FEMA Gov Delivery Service:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">Sarah J. White<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">State Hazard Mitigation Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Sarah.White@mass.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Sarah.White@mass.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">Desk: 508-820-2053<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.resilientma.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">resilientMA</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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https://fema.ideascale.com/a/campaign-home/61112</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Email <a href="mailto:BUILDBRIC@fema.dhs.gov" target="_blank" title="">BUILDBRIC@fema.dhs.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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For more information on DRRA, visit <a href="www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-reform-act-2018">
www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-reform-act-2018</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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