Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 3 | DHS 20 MT 045 03 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 3 is a FEMA discretionary grant opportunity (issued by the Department of Homeland Security) that uses cooperative agreements to strengthen and improve the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), especially its Flood Hazard Mapping Program. The core idea is to fund and formalize partnerships between FEMA and capable governmental, tribal, academic, and nonprofit entities so flood risk information is more accurate, more trusted, and more likely to drive real-world mitigation actions. In practice, the program is closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) initiative, which focuses on delivering high-quality flood hazard data and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that communities can actually use to understand risk, plan smarter, and reduce losses to life and property.

This opportunity is framed as supporting broader national preparedness and resilience priorities. It aligns with DHS strategic priorities around strengthening national preparedness and resilience, supports the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (connected to Presidential Policy Directive 8 on National Preparedness), and advances FEMA strategic goals related to building a culture of preparedness and readying the nation for catastrophic disasters. The program emphasizes that flood mapping is not just a technical exercise; it is meant to help communities recognize flood hazards, take mitigation steps, and ultimately become more resilient through better planning, better risk communication, and better investment decisions.

For FY 2020, the CTP program highlights several specific Risk MAP objectives. First, it prioritizes starting new mapping and data update projects in watersheds with high risk and major needs for updated flood hazard information. Second, it focuses on integrating mapping data produced by partners and other stakeholders into mitigation planning and risk assessments, so that communities can move from data to decisions, including the development of actionable mitigation strategies. Third, it aims to increase the likelihood that communities will take concrete steps to reduce flood risk, meaning the mapping and risk products are expected to lead to on-the-ground actions rather than sitting on a shelf. Fourth, it emphasizes coordination and cost-effectiveness by partnering across local, state, and federal levels to stretch limited dollars, reduce duplication of effort, and ensure investments are complementary rather than overlapping.

Administratively, the funding opportunity number is DHS 20 MT 045 03 01 and it falls under CFDA 97.045, categorized under disaster prevention and relief. The posting date listed is March 2, 2020, with an original application deadline of May 1, 2020. FEMA anticipated making around six awards for Region 3. The notice lists an award ceiling of 0, which typically signals that a single maximum award amount is not specified in the announcement itself and may instead depend on project scope, available regional funding, or negotiated cooperative agreement terms.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education). Overall, the opportunity is designed for organizations that can credibly contribute technical flood risk data development, mapping, analysis, and related community risk communication and planning support, while working closely with FEMA through the cooperative agreement structure.

• 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 - Region 3" 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 6 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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