Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 1 | DHS 16 MT 045 01 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 1 is a FEMA grant/cooperative agreement opportunity designed to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by building durable working relationships across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local partners. The core purpose is to reduce flood losses and improve community resiliency by supporting the development, maintenance, and communication of credible flood risk information. Through this program, FEMA can provide financial assistance to qualified partners to carry out projects that help NFIP State Coordinating Agencies and NFIP-participating communities maintain and carry out their ongoing regulatory responsibilities under the NFIP, while also improving broader flood risk mitigation capacity for governments, the public, and the private sector.

A major emphasis of the CTP Program is increasing local involvement and ownership of flood risk data and mapping products, especially Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and related risk products that underpin floodplain management and insurance decisions. The opportunity is closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program, meaning funded work is not only about producing maps, but also about strengthening how flood hazards are assessed, how risk is communicated, and how communities can use that information to make better planning and mitigation decisions. Activities supported under the program can include program management functions, technical flood risk analysis and mapping tasks, and efforts to communicate flood hazard and risk information in ways that communities and stakeholders can understand and act on.

Eligibility is limited to entities that are already qualified CTPs, meaning they must have an active, signed Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. Applicants must also either be (or represent) an NFIP community in good standing, or be a FEMA-approved nonprofit whose primary mission aligns with NFIP goals. Beyond formal status, FEMA expects partners to already have non-federally funded processes or systems that support the collection, development, evaluation, dissemination, and communication of flood hazard and risk assessment data and mapping. In practical terms, this opportunity is aimed at organizations that can demonstrate they have real operational capability, established workflows, and the staff and technical competence to execute mapping and risk-related tasks, rather than organizations starting from scratch.

Performance and accountability are central requirements. Partners must show they can meet CTP program performance metrics and provide timely, accurate reporting to FEMA that documents accomplishments and progress. Where applicable, partners must also be willing to use FEMA's Mapping Information Platform (MIP) and keep project activities updated at least every 30 days within the Studies Workflow, with more frequent updates expected for the Revisions Workflow. The program also stresses coordination before applying: prospective applicants are expected to engage FEMA in advance to align proposed work with FEMA priorities, objectives, and performance measures, and to identify the specific tasks that will be included in the application and eventual scope of work.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and is categorized as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. The listing identifies the activity category as science and technology and other research and development, reflecting the technical and data-driven nature of flood mapping and risk analysis work. 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 qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category), as well as other entities as specified by FEMA. The CFDA number associated with the program is 97.045. For this Region 1 FY 2016 opportunity, the original closing date was June 10, 2016, the posting/creation date was March 25, 2016, and FEMA anticipated making approximately four awards. The published award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically indicates that a fixed maximum was not specified in the summary and that actual award sizes would depend on FEMA priorities, available funds, and the negotiated scope of work.

Finally, award recipients are expected to follow multiple layers of requirements: the funding announcement itself, the terms and conditions of the specific award, and the underlying CTP Partnership Agreement along with the FEMA-approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement. FEMA may also support partners through non-financial means such as technical assistance, training, or provision of data to help complete project tasks. Any FEMA funding provided is described as additive to the partner's leveraged resources and data contributions, reinforcing the expectation that CTPs bring meaningful existing capacity and investments to the partnership rather than relying exclusively on federal dollars.

• 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 1" 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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