Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9 | DHS 19 MT 045 09 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9 is a FEMA funding opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by building and maintaining working partnerships across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local levels. The central idea is to reduce flood losses and improve community resilience by helping qualified partners develop, maintain, and communicate reliable flood risk information that communities rely on for floodplain management, development decisions, and mitigation planning. This opportunity supports the broader FEMA Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) goals, with a strong emphasis on improving flood hazard data and increasing local involvement and ownership of the resulting products.

Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, meaning FEMA expects a more active role than in a typical grant, including coordination around priorities, deliverables, and performance measures. Projects can include program management support, technical flood risk analysis, flood hazard mapping, and activities that improve how flood risk data is shared and understood by communities and stakeholders. A major focus is on flood risk data and mapping products such as Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), along with related datasets and risk communication products that help communities and the public better understand and reduce flood risk. FEMA may also provide technical assistance, training, and data to support approved work, and any federal funds awarded are intended to complement (not replace) resources and data that partners can leverage.

Eligibility is limited to entities that are already qualified CTPs. To receive funding, an applicant must have a signed CTP Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. The applicant must also either be (or represent) an NFIP community in good standing, or be a FEMA-approved nonprofit whose primary mission supports NFIP goals. In addition, applicants must already have non-federally funded processes or systems that support the collection, development, evaluation, dissemination, and communication of flood hazard and risk assessment data and mapping. FEMA also requires applicants to demonstrate they have the capability to carry out the funded activities, meet CTP Program performance metrics, and provide timely and accurate performance reporting.

For mapping-related work, there are specific workflow expectations. When applicable, partners must agree to perform work within FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP) and keep activities updated at least every 30 days in the Studies Workflow, and more frequently for the Revisions Workflow. FEMA also expects applicants to coordinate in advance of submitting an application to align proposed tasks with FEMA priorities, objectives, and measures. Once awarded, the recipient must follow the requirements in the funding announcement, the award terms and conditions, and the existing Partnership Agreement, along with a FEMA-approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement.

The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding under CFDA 97.045 (now generally referenced under Assistance Listings), categorized under science and technology and other research and development. Eligible applicant types include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding IHEs), with other eligible entities possible as clarified in the full notice. The opportunity was created April 19, 2019, with an original closing date of June 18, 2019. FEMA anticipated making around 10 awards. The posted award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that award amounts may vary by project scope and available funding rather than being capped at a single stated maximum in the summary record, so applicants generally need to rely on FEMA guidance and regional priorities to understand likely funding ranges.

In practical terms, this funding is aimed at experienced, already-onboarded CTP partners in FEMA Region 9 who can deliver credible flood mapping and risk products, sustain the data systems behind them, and help communities use that information to meet NFIP responsibilities and reduce real-world flood impacts.

• 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 9" 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 10 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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