FEMA defunds BRIC with Hays & Russell poised to submit $50M R9 grant application

'Boom! It’s gone': Trump's FEMA cuts hit North Adams, Hinsdale projects

The Trump administration has abruptly ended FEMA’s BRIC program, stripping $90 million in disaster-prep grants from 18 Massachusetts communities, including North Adams and Hinsdale — leaving local officials scrambling to replace critical climate resilience funding.

FEMA defunds BRIC with Hays & Russell poised to submit $50M R9 grant application

According to Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty, the formal confirmation was received on Friday, April 4, 2025, that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program, just as the grant application was ready to be submitted from for $50M in funding for the R9 Pipeline and Wellfield Project. "This was extremely disappointing as Hays had received a Direct Technical Assistance grant from…