Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 2 | DHS 19 MT 045 02 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 2 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by building practical, long-term partnerships with state, tribal, regional, and local entities. The underlying goal is to reduce flood losses and improve community resiliency by expanding and improving the flood hazard and flood risk information communities rely on for planning, regulation, mitigation, and public awareness. In this program, FEMA supports partners that can take on technical and programmatic work that feeds directly into FEMA flood mapping and risk communication efforts, including the broader Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program.

The assistance is provided as a cooperative agreement, which generally signals closer coordination with FEMA than a standard grant. Projects funded through the CTP program are meant to help NFIP State Coordinating Agencies and NFIP-participating communities continue meeting their ongoing regulatory responsibilities under the NFIP, while also improving the tools and data used to understand and reduce flood risk. A major emphasis is increasing local involvement and ownership in the creation, refinement, and maintenance of flood risk data products, especially Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), along with related datasets and risk products that communities and stakeholders use for decision-making.

Eligible applicants are broad in terms of organization type, but narrow in terms of qualification: only entities that are already qualified Cooperating Technical Partners can receive awards. Eligible organization types listed include state, county, and municipal governments; special districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding higher education institutions). However, to actually receive funding, the applicant must meet specific CTP-related requirements. Most importantly, the recipient must have a signed CTP Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. In addition, the organization must either be (or represent) an NFIP community in good standing, or be a FEMA-approved nonprofit whose primary mission supports NFIP goals. FEMA also expects applicants to already have non-federally funded processes or systems in place for collecting, developing, evaluating, disseminating, and communicating flood hazard and flood risk assessment data and mapping. This program is not aimed at building capability from scratch; it is aimed at leveraging and expanding existing capability to deliver measurable outputs aligned with FEMA priorities.

The types of work supported commonly fall into three broad categories: program management, technical risk analysis and mapping, and flood risk communication. On the technical side, this can include developing or updating flood hazard studies, producing mapping inputs, refining datasets used in flood modeling, or supporting map maintenance and revision efforts. On the communication side, it can include helping translate flood hazard data into usable information for communities, residents, and the private sector, so that flood risk is better understood and more likely to be acted upon. FEMA frames these activities as directly beneficial to communities, the NFIP, and the public because they improve the quality, usefulness, and acceptance of flood risk products and help drive mitigation actions.

Recipients are expected to demonstrate they can carry out the funded activities, meet CTP program performance metrics, and provide timely, accurate reporting to FEMA showing progress and results. A specific operational requirement applies when relevant: partners may need to perform work in FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP) and keep activities updated at least every 30 days for studies (and more frequently for revisions). This signals that FEMA wants consistent project tracking and current status information within its mapping workflow systems, not just periodic narrative reports.

FEMA encourages potential applicants to coordinate in advance of submitting an application to ensure proposed work aligns with FEMA program priorities, objectives, and performance measures, and to identify the specific tasks FEMA wants undertaken. FEMA may also provide technical assistance, training, or data to support partners in completing work within the eligible project categories. Funding provided through the award is described as being in addition to the resources and data the CTP itself may contribute, reinforcing the program model of leveraging partner capacity rather than fully outsourcing or fully funding all work.

Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary program (not a formula entitlement) with funding issued through cooperative agreements. The opportunity number is DHS 19 MT 045 02 01, and it is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 97.045. The posting date listed is April 19, 2019, with an original closing date of June 18, 2019. FEMA anticipated making about 11 awards. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically indicates the ceiling was not specified in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full notice or through FEMA Region 2 guidance. Awardees must comply with the requirements in the announcement, the award terms and conditions, and their CTP Partnership Agreement, including the FEMA-approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement, using templates obtained from the relevant FEMA granting office (either the FEMA Region or FEMA Headquarters).

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.045.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 19, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 18, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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