Grants, Funding, and Economics

Resilience projects require smart financial strategies. We help clients identify funding opportunities, prepare competitive grant applications, and conduct economic and benefit-cost analyses to ensure investments are financially sound and sustainable.

Brizaga provides expert support in grants, funding strategies, and economic analysis to help communities and organizations secure the resources needed to advance resilience and infrastructure projects. We understand that funding is often the biggest barrier to implementation, and we work closely with clients to identify opportunities, develop competitive applications, and maximize financial sustainability.

Our team has extensive experience navigating federal, state, and local funding programs, including competitive grants, cost-share programs, and innovative financing mechanisms. We also conduct economic and benefit-cost analyses to demonstrate project viability, return on investment, and long-term financial resilience.

Brizaga’s expertise includes:

Grant Identification & Proposal Development – Researching and securing funding opportunities aligned with project goals.
Funding Strategy & Financial Planning – Developing tailored approaches that blend public and private funding sources.
Economic & Benefit-Cost Analysis – Quantifying the economic, social, and environmental benefits of resilience projects.
Funding Compliance & Grant Administration – Ensuring proper reporting, documentation, and adherence to funding requirements.
Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) & Innovative Financing – Exploring alternative funding solutions to accelerate project implementation.

Brizaga helps clients turn ideas into funded projects, ensuring that resilience and infrastructure investments are financially feasible, strategically planned, and economically sound.

Briny Breezes: A Small Town with a Big Resilience Vision

With an annual budget of just $1 million, the Town of Briny Breezes faced significant challenges in addressing its growing climate risks. Brizaga stepped in to turn vision into action, helping the Town secure critical funding for resilience planning and infrastructure upgrades.

We guided Briny Breezes through a Vulnerability Assessment grant, identifying key risks and laying the foundation for strategic adaptation. Building on this success, we helped the Town secure additional funding for implementation, unlocking resources for a proposed $18 million infrastructure program. This transformative initiative includes:

Seawall Enhancements to protect against coastal flooding
Stormwater System Upgrades to improve drainage and reduce flood risks
Wastewater System Improvements for long-term infrastructure resilience

Brizaga is proud to support small communities with bold resilience goals, ensuring they have the resources needed to adapt and thrive in the face of climate change.

City of Hollywood: Recapturing the Swale for a More Resilient Future

The Recapture the Swale program in the City of Hollywood, FL, is a groundbreaking initiative that leverages stacked county and state funding to enhance urban stormwater management. Brizaga played a key role in shaping this innovative, data-driven approach to improving flood resilience while maximizing financial resources.

Through a comprehensive benefit-cost analysis, the program evaluated stormwater capture effectiveness across the city, ensuring that investments deliver measurable impact. This strategic approach led to funding for 15 pilot projects, demonstrating how targeted, science-based infrastructure improvements can create a more flood-resilient community.

Brizaga is proud to support forward-thinking cities like Hollywood in developing smart, scalable solutions for urban resilience.

Resilience projects require smart financial strategies. We help clients identify funding opportunities, prepare competitive grant applications, and conduct economic and benefit-cost analyses to ensure investments are financially sound and sustainable.

Brizaga’s expertise includes:

Briny Breezes: A Small Town with a Big Resilience Vision

City of Hollywood: Recapturing the Swale for a More Resilient Future

Projects

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – DCP

PATH Tracks G & H

Broward County and Fort Lauderdale Joint Government Center Design Criteria

Huizenga Plaza Resiliency Analysis

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