Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 6 | DHS 19 MT 045 06 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 6 is a FEMA grant opportunity offered under the Department of Homeland Security to support work that strengthens the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The core idea is to improve how flood risk is identified, mapped, maintained, and communicated by building strong working relationships between FEMA and capable partners at the state, tribal, regional, and local levels. The program is designed to reduce flood losses and help communities become more resilient by improving the quality and usefulness of flood hazard data and related risk products that communities rely on for planning, permitting, mitigation, and public awareness.

This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically means FEMA expects a more hands-on partnership during the period of performance compared to a standard grant. The work supported through the CTP Program is closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program, including development and maintenance of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and other flood risk datasets and products. Projects can cover program management activities, technical flood risk analysis and mapping tasks, and efforts to communicate flood risk information to communities and stakeholders in ways that lead to better decisions and risk reduction.

Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already qualified CTP partners. To be eligible, an applicant must have a signed CTP Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. The applicant must also either be an NFIP community in good standing, represent an NFIP community in good standing, or be a FEMA-approved nonprofit whose primary mission supports NFIP goals and objectives. Beyond formal status, FEMA expects applicants to already have non-federally funded processes or systems in place for collecting, developing, evaluating, sharing, and communicating flood hazard and risk assessment data and mapping products. Applicants also need to show they can carry out the proposed activities, meet CTP performance metrics, and submit timely, accurate performance reports. For mapping-related work, FEMA may require the partner to use FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP) and to update activity status at least every 30 days in the Studies Workflow, and more frequently for Revisions Workflow items.

A major theme in the announcement is coordination with FEMA before submitting an application. Prospective applicants are expected to talk with FEMA in advance to understand regional priorities, program objectives, and performance measures, and then shape a set of tasks that match those priorities. FEMA may also provide support beyond funding, such as technical assistance, training, and data, to help a partner successfully complete work within the program's project categories. Importantly, FEMA funding is described as being in addition to the partner's leveraged resources and data, emphasizing that partners are expected to contribute meaningful capacity or information rather than relying solely on federal dollars.

If selected, the recipient must follow the requirements in the funding announcement, the terms and conditions of the award, and the existing Partnership Agreement, along with the FEMA-approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement. These documents govern what work will be done, how progress will be measured, and how coordination and reporting will occur. In practice, this means awardees are committing not only to produce technical deliverables (like updated flood studies or mapping inputs) but also to maintain disciplined project tracking and documentation that demonstrates measurable progress toward FEMA's Risk MAP and NFIP objectives.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as discretionary funding under CFDA 97.045. Eligible applicant types include state governments, counties, cities or townships, special districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions), and other entities as clarified by FEMA, but only if they meet the CTP-specific qualification requirements described above. The opportunity was created April 19, 2019, with an original closing date of June 18, 2019. FEMA anticipated making about 13 awards, and the posted award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically signals that funding levels may vary by project scope and are determined through FEMA prioritization and cooperative agreement negotiations rather than a single fixed maximum stated in the notice.

Overall, this Region 6 CTP opportunity is best understood as a capacity and partnership-driven program: FEMA is investing in experienced partners that can help produce and sustain credible flood risk information, keep flood mapping and related products current, and improve how flood risk is communicated and used locally. The end goal is better-informed communities that can manage floodplain development, support NFIP compliance responsibilities, and reduce long-term flood damages through stronger planning and mitigation decisions.

• 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 6" 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 13 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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