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$700,000 delivered to combat future disasters in Utah

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Last week, FEMA announced the approval of more than $700,000 in funding under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program in Utah. FEMA programs like BRIC empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to create more resilient, safer communities and to protect infrastructure from future events.

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