Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 3 | DHS 22 MT 045 03 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program for FEMA Region 3 is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through FEMA to strengthen and improve the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), with a strong emphasis on better flood hazard mapping and risk awareness. The program is designed to build and maintain practical working partnerships across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local levels so communities can identify flood risks more accurately, communicate those risks more clearly, and take steps that reduce flood losses and improve long-term resilience. In doing that, the CTP program supports broader national priorities tied to preparedness and resilience, including goals in the DHS 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, FEMA strategic priorities focused on preparedness and catastrophic readiness, and the National Mitigation Investment Strategy aligned with Presidential Policy Directive 8.

A central focus of this funding is to advance the NFIP Flood Hazard Mapping Program through FEMA flood hazard identification and risk assessment efforts, particularly the Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) initiative. Risk MAP aims to produce and deliver high-quality flood hazard data and mapping products that help the public understand where flooding is likely to occur and what that means for lives, property, and community planning. In practical terms, the CTP program helps partners develop new flood hazard data and flood maps for places that have not previously had reliable identified flood risks, while also improving and building on existing Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). By improving the accuracy and usefulness of these products, the program supports better local decision-making, stronger mitigation planning, and more informed choices about reducing flood risk.

The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, meaning FEMA expects substantial involvement and ongoing collaboration during the period of performance rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The activity area is listed under disaster prevention and relief and natural resources, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 97.045. The opportunity was published on June 9, 2022, with an original application closing date of July 21, 2022.

Eligibility is broad and is aimed at organizations that can contribute technical capability, mapping capacity, planning expertise, or related resources that support flood risk identification and communication. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and eligible nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that nonprofit category). The opportunity anticipates making about six awards, with an award ceiling of $1,200,000, indicating that selected projects can be substantial in size but will likely be competitive and tied closely to FEMA mapping and risk assessment priorities.

Overall, this Region 3 CTP opportunity is best understood as funding to expand and improve the technical foundation behind flood risk information, especially flood hazard data and mapping, so that communities and decision-makers can better recognize risk, communicate it to the public, and take real mitigation actions that reduce future losses. Additional program background and examples are available through FEMA resources on Risk MAP and the CTP program webpages.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 3" 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 Jun 09, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 21, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 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, Private institutions of higher education.

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