license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/bric-cancelled-projects/
pretty_name: Cancelled BRIC Projects (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- government-money-and-deadlines
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_state.csv
Cancelled BRIC Projects: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
522 BRIC projects FEMA selected but never obligated, worth $2.43B in federal share, plus 1,051 FY2024-round applications ($4.32B) left unselected when the program was ended.
Headline: On April 4, 2025 FEMA announced it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and that FY2020 to FY2023 applications not yet obligated would be cancelled.
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 1,573 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/bric-cancelled-projects/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_state.csv |
row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by state (largest groups)
| State | rows | Total project cost (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| KY | 89 | 162,272,983 |
| WA | 76 | 653,464,538 |
| IL | 66 | 281,023,538 |
| PA | 60 | 269,073,446 |
| LA | 60 | 663,152,254 |
| TX | 56 | 423,389,261 |
| CA | 52 | 1,417,085,944 |
| NH | 50 | 52,038,516 |
| MD | 48 | 207,525,490 |
| OR | 46 | 509,528,865 |
| WI | 46 | 247,930,694 |
| SC | 45 | 113,124,646 |
| TOTAL | 1,573 | 10,010,487,528 |
Full table: summary_by_state.csv.
What the full file has
- 1,573 rows
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: Every BRIC subapplication nationwide in the FEMA HMA dataset that matches the cancelled state (all states and territories). Built Nov 6, 2026 from OpenFEMA files fetched Nov 6, 2026.
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Ledger file | $495 | The full ledger (CSV and Parquet): every cancelled subapplication with project, hazard, BCR, federal share lost and ontology ID. |
| Ledger with updates | $1,200 a year | The ledger plus monthly re-runs for 12 months as FEMA updates statuses, flagging any project that moves to obligated or reinstated. |
| Firm license | $3,500 a year | Unlimited internal use across a consulting or engineering firm, state-by-state cuts, and the matched organization records from the ontology. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/bric-cancelled-projects/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Sources
- OpenFEMA HmaSubapplications v2 and HmaSubapplicationsFinancialTransactions v1 (fetched Nov 6, 2026)
- FEMA BRIC program end announcement, April 4, 2025
- Tensorust Ontology organizations
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/bric-cancelled-projects/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com