Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6 | DHS 19 MT 023 06 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen how states support local floodplain management under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The basic idea is that FEMA funds state-level partners so they can provide hands-on technical assistance to communities participating in the NFIP and also review how well those communities are carrying out required floodplain management activities. By doing this at the state level, the program aims to improve consistency, build expertise closer to where the work happens, and ultimately reduce flood losses by improving community compliance and capability.

This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning FEMA expects ongoing collaboration and coordination with the award recipients rather than simply issuing a one-time payment with minimal involvement. The work ties directly to the role of State Coordinating Agencies described in federal regulations at 44 CFR 60.25. Those rules lay out what states agree to do when they take on NFIP coordinating responsibilities, including demonstrating that they can support and oversee minimum floodplain management standards and help communities understand and meet NFIP requirements. CAP-SSSE funding essentially helps states carry out those responsibilities in a structured, supported way.

The program focuses on two core functions. First, states use the funding to provide technical assistance to NFIP communities, which can include guidance on floodplain management best practices, interpreting FEMA flood maps, improving local ordinances, permit review approaches, and general capacity building for local officials. Second, states evaluate community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities, which commonly involves monitoring, assessment, and feedback to ensure local programs are meeting NFIP standards. The larger purpose is to make sure the NFIP flood loss reduction goals are being met by improving compliance and raising the overall quality of floodplain management at both the state and local levels.

Eligibility is limited to state governments and special district governments, reflecting the program's intent to fund state-coordinated NFIP support services rather than individual local jurisdictions directly. The catalog listing is CFDA 97.023, and the issuing agency is FEMA within the Department of Homeland Security. For this FY 2019 Region 6 posting, the opportunity was created on April 15, 2019, with an original application closing date of May 15, 2019. FEMA anticipated making about five awards under this notice. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that the funding amount is not expressed as a single fixed maximum within the posting and may depend on allocations, available appropriations, or other program-specific considerations rather than a stated cap in the synopsis.

Overall, CAP-SSSE is aimed at building durable floodplain management expertise and program strength by leveraging state knowledge of local conditions and relationships with communities. By funding states to train, assist, and evaluate NFIP communities, FEMA uses this program as a practical way to improve implementation of NFIP requirements, support better local decision-making in flood-prone areas, and reduce long-term flood risk and losses.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, environment, information and statistics, natural resources, regional development, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.023.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2019. (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 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments.

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