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The next big grant program with billions of dollars behind it.

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) has the potential to dwarf every other "pre-disaster" program we've seen to date. If you are wondering how it will work, the series of webinars at this link Want to Know More About Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)? will bring you up to speed.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.