Oregon Wins BRIC Funding Case
(Salem, OR) -- Oregon, and a coalition of states, have won a lawsuit against the federal government that requires FEMA to continue a program that helps states prepare for disasters. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program was canceled by the Trump Administration. Grants awarded in Oregon include nearly 14-million-dollars to prepare for a potential Cascadia subduction zone earthquake and tsunami; nearly 35-million-dollars for the City of Medford's water system; and 50-million-dollars to help the City of Grants Pass move its existing water treatment plant outside of a flood zone. The Trump Administration can appeal.



