Sarah Elfreth is committed to fighting for the reinstatement of FEMA BRIC funds for Crisfield, Maryland, and communities affected by flooding across the country.

That’s why I will continue to fight for the reinstatement of these funds for Crisfield, for Maryland, and for every community affected by flooding across this country.

In an April 2025 House floor speech, Elfreth pledged to continue fighting to reinstate FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant funding for flood-affected communities.

Elfreth Calls Out Elimination of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grants | Representative Sarah Elfreth
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Elfreth’s official House page says the Trump Administration illegally terminated FEMA’s BRIC program for natural-disaster mitigation projects and that she voted no on the listed cuts and would keep using Congress to oppose them.

This is direct official evidence that, during her House term, Elfreth publicly opposed the BRIC termination and characterized it as an unlawful FEMA funding cut. It supports fulfillment of the effort-based part of the promise, but it does not specifically show restored Crisfield funds.

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What I’m Doing to Fight the Abuses of the Trump Administration | Representative Sarah Elfreth
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AP reported that FEMA opened BRIC applications after a court order, making $1 billion available for disaster-preparedness grants to states, local governments, territories, and tribes.

This supports that BRIC funding was reinstated nationally in Elfreth’s same House term. It does not attribute the reinstatement to Elfreth and does not confirm a Crisfield-specific award.

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FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order
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AP reported that a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding after the BRIC program was halted in 2025.

This establishes the legal reversal that preceded FEMA’s later resumption of BRIC. The source supports national reinstatement of the program, but not Elfreth’s causal role or a Crisfield-specific reinstatement.

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Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding
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Politico reported that Democratic attorneys general, including Maryland’s, sued to restore the canceled FEMA BRIC program and alleged that communities had halted or reduced mitigation projects without the funding.

This shows Maryland participated in litigation to restore BRIC, which later succeeded. It supports the broader restoration effort but not a concrete action by Elfreth herself.

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Democrats sue Trump over canceled disaster grant program
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Elfreth’s office said she voted against a DHS continuing resolution and urged House leadership to advance legislation to pay FEMA and other DHS employees.

This is official evidence of pro-FEMA funding advocacy in the same term, but it concerns FEMA staffing/pay during DHS funding negotiations rather than reinstatement of BRIC funds for Crisfield or flood mitigation grants.

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Elfreth Votes No on Funding ICE, Urges Funding for TSA, FEMA, CISA, and Coast Guard
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Elfreth’s official issue page states she is Vice Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and is focused on environmental restoration, protection, and climate action.

This provides office-context evidence that environmental and climate-resilience work is within her active federal agenda. It is not specific enough to prove BRIC reinstatement or Crisfield funding.

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Environment | Representative Sarah Elfreth
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