Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 2 | DHS 16 MT 045 02 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 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 and maintaining strong partnerships among federal, state, tribal, regional, and local entities. The core idea is to reduce flood losses and improve community resilience by helping qualified partners develop, maintain, and communicate credible flood risk information. Through this program, FEMA supports activities that help NFIP State Coordinating Agencies and NFIP-participating communities continue meeting their regulatory responsibilities, while also expanding broader flood risk mitigation capacity across states, communities, and the public and private sectors.

This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 16 MT 045 02 01; CFDA 97.045) and emphasizes collaboration with FEMA rather than a simple pass-through grant. The program aligns closely with FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) goals, with a strong focus on improving the quality, usefulness, and local ownership of flood risk data and related products. A central deliverable area includes flood mapping and the data behind it, including Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and other risk-related datasets and tools. FEMA is essentially trying to ensure that more of the technical work and stewardship of flood hazard information is shared with capable local and regional partners who can sustain and improve these products over time.

Eligible applicants are government and nonprofit entities that can qualify as Cooperating Technical Partners. The eligibility list includes state governments, counties, cities or townships, special districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), along with other entities that meet FEMA's program requirements. However, the key eligibility gate is not the organization type alone; recipients must already be recognized CTPs, meaning they must have a signed Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. In addition, they 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.

The program places heavy emphasis on demonstrated capability and existing infrastructure. Applicants are expected to already have non-federally funded processes or systems in place to support flood hazard and risk data work, including collection, development, evaluation, dissemination, and communication of mapping and risk assessment information. FEMA also expects partners to show they can complete the proposed technical or programmatic activities, meet CTP performance metrics, and submit timely, accurate performance reporting that documents progress and achievements. Where applicable, partners must also be prepared to carry out work within FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP), keeping activities updated at least every 30 days in the Studies Workflow, and even more frequently if working within the Revisions Workflow.

The types of activities supported under the CTP umbrella generally fall into three broad categories: program management, technical risk analysis and mapping, and flood risk communication. In practice, that can mean managing mapping or risk assessment projects, developing or refining flood hazard datasets, contributing technical analysis that improves floodplain mapping accuracy, and producing materials or outreach efforts that help decision-makers and the public understand flood hazards and take mitigation actions. FEMA may also provide technical assistance, training, and/or data to help partners carry out these activities effectively, reinforcing the idea that this is a cooperative arrangement aimed at advancing shared program outcomes.

Applicants are expected to coordinate with FEMA before submitting an application. The announcement stresses that CTPs should work with FEMA in advance to understand regional and program priorities, objectives, and performance measures, and to identify specific tasks that will be included in the project scope. Any federal funding awarded is described as additive to resources the partner may already be leveraging, meaning FEMA anticipates CTPs may bring their own data, staff time, systems, or other contributions that complement the federally supported work.

Award administration is tied closely to formal FEMA templates and agreements. Once selected, the CTP must follow the requirements in the funding announcement, the award's terms and conditions, and the existing Partnership Agreement, along with an approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement. These documents define exactly what will be done, how it will be delivered, and how performance will be measured. For this Region 2 FY 2016 competition, the original application closing date was June 10, 2016, FEMA anticipated making about four awards, and the listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically signals that the maximum award amount was not specified in the public synopsis and would instead be determined by FEMA based on regional priorities, available funding, and negotiated scopes of work.

• The 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) 2016 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 2016-03-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-06-10. (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.

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