Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program
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The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is a FEMA grant initiative that funds proactive, cost-effective projects to reduce disaster risk and strengthen community resilience to natural hazards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6326721 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program Context triple: [Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, relatedTo, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program]
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A.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is a U.S. federal program that provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to implement long-term measures that reduce the risk of future disasters.
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B.
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program
The Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiative designed to strengthen and modernize flood and storm surge defenses in the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina.
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C.
Homeland Security Grant Program
The Homeland Security Grant Program is a federal funding initiative that supports state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats.
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D.
Office of Resilience and Mitigation
The Office of Resilience and Mitigation is a New York State government office responsible for reducing disaster risks and strengthening communities’ ability to withstand and recover from emergencies.
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E.
Renewal Communities program
The Renewal Communities program was a federal initiative that used tax incentives and other economic tools to stimulate investment, job creation, and revitalization in designated low-income urban and rural areas in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program Target entity description: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is a FEMA grant initiative that funds proactive, cost-effective projects to reduce disaster risk and strengthen community resilience to natural hazards.
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A.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is a U.S. federal program that provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to implement long-term measures that reduce the risk of future disasters.
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B.
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program
The Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiative designed to strengthen and modernize flood and storm surge defenses in the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina.
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C.
Homeland Security Grant Program
The Homeland Security Grant Program is a federal funding initiative that supports state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats.
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D.
Office of Resilience and Mitigation
The Office of Resilience and Mitigation is a New York State government office responsible for reducing disaster risks and strengthening communities’ ability to withstand and recover from emergencies.
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E.
Renewal Communities program
The Renewal Communities program was a federal initiative that used tax incentives and other economic tools to stimulate investment, job creation, and revitalization in designated low-income urban and rural areas in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FEMA program
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federal grant program ⓘ hazard mitigation assistance program ⓘ |
| acronym | BRIC ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| beneficiary | communities at risk from natural hazards ⓘ |
| costShare | federal-nonfederal cost share requirement ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibleApplicant |
local governments
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states ⓘ territories ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ |
| emphasis |
climate adaptation and resilience
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projects that benefit disadvantaged communities ⓘ projects that protect critical infrastructure ⓘ projects with strong benefit-cost ratios ⓘ |
| focus |
community resilience
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cost-effective risk reduction projects ⓘ infrastructure resilience ⓘ pre-disaster mitigation ⓘ |
| fundingSource | federal appropriations ⓘ |
| fundingType | competitive grant ⓘ |
| funds |
capacity- and capability-building activities
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hazard mitigation projects ⓘ infrastructure projects ⓘ planning activities for hazard mitigation ⓘ |
| goal |
encourage long-term risk reduction investments
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reduce reliance on post-disaster recovery funding ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Stafford Act hazard mitigation provisions
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linked to:
Stafford Act
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| hazardType |
earthquakes
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flooding ⓘ hurricanes ⓘ other natural hazards ⓘ wildfires ⓘ |
| policyArea |
climate resilience
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disaster mitigation funding ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pre-Disaster Mitigation program ⓘ |
| purpose |
reduce disaster risk from natural hazards
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reduce future disaster losses ⓘ strengthen community resilience ⓘ support proactive mitigation projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flood Mitigation Assistance program
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ⓘ |
| scale | national program ⓘ |
| sector |
disaster risk reduction
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emergency management ⓘ |
| timeframe | pre-disaster phase ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program Description of subject: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is a FEMA grant initiative that funds proactive, cost-effective projects to reduce disaster risk and strengthen community resilience to natural hazards.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
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relatedTo
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Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program
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