Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 3 | DHS 21 MT 045 03 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 3 is a FEMA funding opportunity designed to strengthen and improve how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works by building durable partnerships with state, tribal, regional, and local organizations. The central idea is to improve flood risk identification and communication, reduce flood losses over time, and support communities as they plan for and invest in resilience. FEMA positions the CTP program as a practical, partnership-driven way to turn better flood hazard data into real-world mitigation actions, so that communities are not only informed about risk but also better able to act on it.

This opportunity is offered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through FEMA, and is issued as a discretionary cooperative agreement. That cooperative agreement structure matters because it generally implies ongoing federal involvement during the period of performance, rather than a hands-off grant. The program sits within the broader Disaster Prevention and Relief and Natural Resources funding activity areas, and it is tied to CFDA number 97.045. In terms of federal strategy alignment, FEMA links the CTP program directly to the DHS 2020-2024 Strategic Plan goal of strengthening national preparedness and resilience. It also supports the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (which complements Presidential Policy Directive 8 on National Preparedness) and advances FEMA strategic priorities around building a culture of preparedness and getting the nation ready for catastrophic disasters. In plain terms, FEMA is using this program to connect technical flood mapping work with national preparedness goals and long-term mitigation investment priorities.

A major focus of the FY 2021 CTP effort is supporting FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning program (Risk MAP). The CTP program is framed as a way to help meet FY 2021 Risk MAP objectives by improving the technical credibility of flood hazard data and strengthening community engagement throughout the full Risk MAP lifecycle. The emphasis is not only on producing maps, but on ensuring those maps and associated datasets are trustworthy, up to date, and actively used by communities and decision-makers. FEMA highlights that credible data and meaningful engagement are both necessary to move from awareness to action, especially when communities are making decisions about land use, infrastructure, emergency planning, and mitigation investments.

Within the FY 2021 approach, FEMA outlines several practical priorities. One is initiating new projects in watersheds where flood risk is high and where existing flood hazard information has significant update needs. Another is integrating data produced by mapping partners and other stakeholders into mitigation planning, risk assessments, and the creation of actionable mitigation strategies. FEMA also explicitly calls out generating community actions that reduce flood risk, signaling that the program values outcomes like improved planning decisions, mitigation projects, and stronger resilience measures, not just technical deliverables. Finally, the program prioritizes coordination and cost-effectiveness by partnering in ways that maximize the impact of funds spent at the local, state, and federal levels and by reducing duplication, meaning FEMA wants mapping and risk work to be complementary across jurisdictions and programs rather than repeated in parallel.

Eligibility is broad and includes 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 higher education institutions. This wide eligibility reflects the program's partnership model: flood risk data development and mitigation planning often involve multiple organizations, and FEMA is encouraging capable entities across government, academia, and the nonprofit sector to participate where they can contribute technical expertise, local knowledge, data, planning capacity, or community engagement.

For this Region 3 opportunity, the funding opportunity number is DHS 21 MT 045 03 01. It was created on March 31, 2021, with an original application closing date of May 31, 2021. FEMA anticipated making about 6 awards, with an award ceiling of $1,100,000. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at accelerating and improving flood risk mapping and risk communication efforts in ways that directly support mitigation planning and community resilience, while reinforcing consistent, coordinated investments across different levels of government and partner organizations.

• 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 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 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 $1,100,000.00 in funding.
• 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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