Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - HQ | DHS 19 MT 045 00 01

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The Fiscal Year 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - HQ opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 19 MT 045 00 01, CFDA 97.045) is a discretionary FEMA grant/cooperative agreement program run by the Department of Homeland Security (FEMA). Its central purpose is to strengthen and improve the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by building practical working partnerships among federal, state, tribal, regional, and local entities. The overall policy goal is straightforward: reduce flood losses and increase community resilience by improving how flood risk is identified, mapped, communicated, and managed at the community level.

This opportunity supports projects and activities that help NFIP State Coordinating Agencies and NFIP-participating communities continue and improve their ongoing regulatory responsibilities under the NFIP (as referenced in 44 CFR Part 59.1). It also aims to expand the ability of states, communities, and both public and private sector partners to mitigate flood risk using better data and better planning tools. A major emphasis is on strengthening local involvement and ownership in the development, updating, and maintenance of flood risk products, particularly Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and related flood hazard and risk datasets. The program is also closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program goals, meaning it is not only about producing technical flood studies, but also about turning that information into usable risk awareness and mitigation action.

Eligible work under the CTP Program can span program management, technical risk analysis and mapping tasks, and the communication of flood hazard and risk information. In practice, that can include activities such as developing or refining flood hazard data, supporting map updates and revisions, improving risk assessment approaches, and creating or delivering products that help communities and stakeholders understand their flood exposure. FEMA may also provide non-financial support, such as technical assistance, training, and data, to help partners carry out work that aligns with the program's objectives.

Eligibility is limited to qualified Cooperating Technical Partners, and FEMA is explicit that only established CTPs can receive awards under this opportunity. To qualify, an applicant must have a signed Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. In addition, the recipient must either be, or represent, an NFIP community in good standing, or be a FEMA-approved nonprofit whose primary mission supports NFIP goals and objectives. Applicants also need to demonstrate that they already have non-federally funded processes or systems in place to support the collection, development, evaluation, dissemination, and communication of flood hazard and risk assessment data and mapping. FEMA is looking for partners who are already capable of producing credible technical work and who can meet performance expectations, including achieving CTP Program performance metrics and delivering timely, accurate performance and achievement reports.

Operationally, the program expects close coordination with FEMA both before and during the application and project period. Prospective applicants are expected to work with FEMA ahead of submission to understand current FEMA priorities, objectives, and measures, and to identify the specific tasks they will undertake. For mapping-related work, when applicable, partners must agree to use FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP) and keep activities current, including updating project status at least every 30 days in the Studies Workflow (and more frequently for the Revisions Workflow). This reflects the program's emphasis on transparency, schedule discipline, and consistent federal oversight of mapping production workflows.

Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which generally implies substantial FEMA involvement during performance (for example, coordination on technical standards, deliverable review, and alignment to Risk MAP and NFIP priorities). Any FEMA funding provided is described as being in addition to the leveraged resources and data that a partner may contribute, reinforcing the idea that CTPs are expected to bring existing capacity and investments to the table rather than building from scratch entirely with federal funds. Once funded, recipients must comply with the funding announcement requirements, award terms and conditions, the Partnership Agreement, and an associated FEMA-approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement. Those required templates and documents are obtained through the relevant FEMA granting office, either a FEMA Region or FEMA Headquarters.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was created April 19, 2019, with an original closing date of June 18, 2019. The listed 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 eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education), with additional eligibility clarified in the full announcement text. FEMA anticipated making about four awards under this posting, and the award ceiling is shown as 0 in the notice, which typically indicates that the maximum award amount was not specified in that particular summary field and would be defined through FEMA's internal scoping, available funding, and negotiated statements of work.

• 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 - HQ" 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 4 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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