Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5 | DHS 21 MT 045 05 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5 is a FEMA grant opportunity offered through the Department of Homeland Security to improve how flood risks are identified, mapped, and managed under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The core purpose of the CTP Program is to strengthen the technical and operational effectiveness of the NFIP by building durable partnerships among federal, state, tribal, regional, and local entities that have a role in floodplain management, flood hazard data development, and community mitigation planning. In practical terms, the program is meant to help communities better understand where flood hazards exist, translate that information into stronger mitigation decisions, and ultimately reduce flood-related losses while improving long-term resilience.

This opportunity is closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program and is designed to support Risk MAP objectives for FY 2021. A central emphasis is on improving the technical credibility of flood hazard data and strengthening community engagement across the full Risk MAP lifecycle, from initiating mapping efforts to ensuring the data is actually used in planning and mitigation actions. The opportunity signals a strong preference for work that addresses areas with the most urgent needs, particularly watersheds with high risk and significant gaps or outdated flood hazard information. It also encourages applicants to bring forward data they already have, or to integrate data from other stakeholders, so that mapping and risk products can be more current, locally relevant, and actionable.

A major theme in the notice is turning better data into real-world risk reduction. The program encourages integrating partner-developed datasets and stakeholder-provided information into mitigation planning, broader risk assessments, and the development of practical mitigation strategies. This includes supporting the conditions that lead to community actions that reduce flood risk, not just producing technical studies that sit on a shelf. Another key goal is efficient use of public funds. FEMA highlights coordination across local, state, and federal investments to reduce duplication, align projects, and maximize the impact of every dollar spent.

From a policy alignment standpoint, the CTP Program is positioned as a tool that advances national preparedness and resilience goals. It supports the DHS 2020-2024 Strategic Plan objective focused on strengthening national preparedness and resilience, and it aligns with the National Mitigation Investment Strategy, which supports Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8) on National Preparedness. It also ties directly to FEMA strategic priorities, particularly the goals of building a culture of preparedness and readying the nation for catastrophic disasters. In other words, FEMA is framing flood mapping and flood risk communication as essential building blocks for national resilience, not just technical compliance activities.

The award mechanism for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates FEMA expects substantial involvement during the period of performance, such as collaboration on scope, data standards, deliverables, and coordination with Risk MAP processes. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, and the activity focus is Disaster Prevention and Relief and Natural Resources under CFDA 97.045. The award ceiling listed is $7,500,000, with an expectation of around 10 awards, suggesting competitive selection and potentially sizable projects depending on the final scopes and regional priorities.

Eligibility is broad across public sector and certain nonprofit and education institutions. Eligible applicants include state governments, counties, cities or townships, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, private institutions of higher education, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education. The opportunity was created March 31, 2021, with an original application closing date of May 31, 2021. The funding opportunity number is DHS 21 MT 045 05 01, and it applies to FEMA Region 5.

• 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) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5" 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 Mar 31, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2021. (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 $7,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 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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