Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - HQ | DHS 20 MT 045 00 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - HQ is a FEMA grant opportunity offered under the Department of Homeland Security to support the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), specifically its Flood Hazard Mapping Program. The central idea behind the CTP Program is to improve how flood risks are identified, communicated, and ultimately reduced by building strong working partnerships among federal, state, tribal, regional, and local entities. By strengthening these relationships and expanding technical capacity outside of FEMA, the program aims to make flood hazard mapping more effective and to help communities become more resilient in the face of flooding.

A major focus of this opportunity is FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) initiative. Risk MAP is meant to produce high-quality flood hazard data and mapping products that do more than just document risk; the intent is to raise public awareness and encourage real-world actions that protect people and property. Through this program, FEMA supports the development of flood hazard data and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), including for communities that have never had their risks formally mapped, as well as updates to places where existing data is outdated or incomplete. The broader purpose is to make sure flood information is technically credible, easier to use in planning, and more likely to translate into practical mitigation decisions.

The FY 2020 approach described in the notice emphasizes four themes. First, FEMA wants to initiate new projects in watersheds with high risk and significant needs for updated flood hazard data, signaling an effort to prioritize mapping work where it can have the most impact. Second, the program stresses integrating data produced by CTP mapping partners and other stakeholders into mitigation planning and risk assessments, so mapping outputs feed directly into decision-making rather than sitting on a shelf. Third, the program aims to increase the likelihood that communities will take concrete steps to reduce flood risk, tying mapping and risk communication to community action. Fourth, FEMA highlights coordination and cost effectiveness, encouraging partners to align local, state, and federal spending to avoid duplication and ensure funds are used together in a complementary way.

This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant and uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically means the federal agency expects to remain substantially involved during performance (for example, through technical guidance, review, or coordination). The funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief, and the listed CFDA number is 97.045. The opportunity was created on March 2, 2020, with an original application closing date of May 1, 2020, and FEMA anticipated making around four awards. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which often indicates the ceiling is not specified in the summary field and applicants need to consult the full funding notice or program guidance for project-specific funding limits and expectations.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and eligible nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). Overall, the grant is geared toward organizations that can contribute technical mapping capability, data development, and stakeholder engagement in a way that strengthens FEMA's flood hazard identification and risk assessment work, while helping communities use that information to reduce flood losses and improve resilience.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - HQ" 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 02, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 01, 2020. (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, Private institutions of higher education.

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