Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9 | DHS 16 MT 045 09 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9 is a FEMA funding opportunity designed to strengthen and improve the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by building practical, working partnerships across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local governments. The basic idea is to reduce flood losses and support community resilience by helping qualified partners develop, maintain, and communicate better flood risk information. Through this program, FEMA can support eligible partners with federal assistance using a cooperative agreement, with a strong emphasis on coordinated planning, shared priorities, and measurable results that advance FEMA's broader Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) goals.

At its core, the CTP Program focuses on increasing local involvement and ownership over flood hazard data and flood risk products, especially Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and related datasets. FEMA views this local and regional ownership as essential because communities and states are often best positioned to collect data, understand local conditions, and keep information current. The program supports a range of work that can include program management, technical flood risk analysis and mapping, and clearer communication of flood hazards and risks to decision-makers, stakeholders, and the public. The activities funded are meant to reinforce and expand the ability of NFIP State Coordinating Agencies and NFIP-participating communities to carry out their ongoing NFIP responsibilities, while also supporting broader flood mitigation efforts that involve both public and private sector partners.

Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already qualified Cooperating Technical Partners. In practical terms, that means an applicant must have a signed CTP Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. In addition, the applicant 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. FEMA also expects applicants to have real capacity in place before applying: specifically, existing non-federally funded processes and/or systems that support the collection, development, evaluation, dissemination, and communication of flood hazard and risk assessment data and mapping. Applicants must be able to carry out the funded work, meet CTP performance metrics, and submit timely, accurate performance reports documenting progress and outcomes.

A notable operational requirement is the expectation that, when applicable, CTPs will perform work within FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP). This includes keeping project activities current in the MIP by updating entries at least every 30 days in the Studies Workflow, and even more frequently for projects moving through the Revisions Workflow. This reflects FEMA's emphasis on project transparency, consistent tracking, and keeping mapping and risk data efforts aligned with national standards and timelines.

The opportunity falls under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the funding instrument identified as a cooperative agreement. The funding activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the associated CFDA number is 97.045. Eligible applicant types are broad in terms of government and quasi-government entities, including state governments, counties, cities or townships, special districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and federally recognized tribal governments. It also includes eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education) and other entities, but the key limiting factor remains CTP qualification and the presence of a signed partnership agreement.

From a planning standpoint, FEMA stresses that prospective applicants should coordinate with FEMA before submitting an application. That pre-application coordination is meant to ensure the proposed work matches FEMA priorities, objectives, and performance measures, and that the tasks selected are well-defined and feasible. FEMA may also provide non-monetary support such as technical assistance, training, and/or data to help a CTP carry out work within recognized project categories. Importantly, FEMA frames grant funding as additive: federal dollars are intended to supplement, not replace, the partner's leveraged resources, staff capability, and data contributions that help accomplish the agreed-upon tasks.

In terms of administration and compliance, award recipients must follow the requirements in the funding announcement, the terms and conditions of the award, and the existing CTP Partnership Agreement. The work itself must be defined through FEMA-approved documentation such as a Statement of Work or a Mapping Activity Statement, using FEMA templates available through the relevant FEMA Region or FEMA Headquarters. For this particular opportunity, the original closing date was June 10, 2016, FEMA anticipated making around 14 awards, and the posting was created on March 25, 2016. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that a single fixed maximum was not specified in the public summary and that award amounts may vary based on FEMA priorities, negotiated scope, and available funds.

• 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 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 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 14 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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