Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 7 | DHS 21 MT 045 07 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 7 is a FEMA grant opportunity offered through the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen and improve how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works in practice. The program is built around the idea that better flood hazard data, stronger mapping partnerships, and more consistent community engagement lead to clearer understanding of flood risk, smarter mitigation decisions, and fewer flood-related losses over time. In other words, it is designed to help communities and agencies identify where flooding is likely to occur, communicate that risk more effectively, and use that information to support actions that reduce damage and improve resiliency.

This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning FEMA expects an active partnership relationship with awardees rather than a hands-off pass-through grant. The work aligns with several high-level national strategies and plans, including the DHS Strategic Plan for 2020-2024 (specifically the goal of strengthening national preparedness and resilience), FEMA strategic priorities around building a culture of preparedness and readiness for catastrophic disasters, and the National Mitigation Investment Strategy that supports Presidential Policy Directive 8 on national preparedness. The practical focus is on flood risk identification and risk reduction, with an emphasis on collaboration across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local levels to ensure consistent, technically credible outputs that communities can actually use.

A central theme of the FY 2021 CTP program is support for FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program objectives. Risk MAP is FEMA's broader effort to modernize and improve flood hazard mapping and make sure flood risk information is not just produced, but also used in mitigation planning and community decision-making. For FY 2021, FEMA highlights several priorities: launching new mapping and risk assessment efforts in watersheds that have high risk and significant needs for updated flood hazard data; integrating data produced by mapping partners (and other stakeholders) into mitigation plans, risk assessments, and the development of practical mitigation strategies; encouraging community actions that reduce flood risk by turning technical products into actionable information; and coordinating investments across local, state, and federal levels so that funds are used together efficiently rather than duplicating the same work in parallel.

The eligible applicants list is broad and is meant to encourage a wide range of capable partners to contribute to flood mapping and risk reduction. Eligible entities 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 qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (other than higher education institutions). This range reflects the reality that flood risk data and mitigation planning often involve multiple types of organizations, from government agencies that manage land use and emergency management to universities and nonprofits that can provide technical capacity, outreach, or specialized analysis.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number DHS 21 MT 045 07 01, categorized as discretionary funding, and associated with CFDA number 97.045. It was created on March 31, 2021, with an original closing date of May 31, 2021. FEMA anticipated making about 5 awards under this notice, with an award ceiling of $19,200,000. The funding activity category is listed as Disaster Prevention and Relief and Natural Resources, which matches the program's purpose of reducing flood impacts and improving the quality and usefulness of flood hazard information.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as an investment in flood risk science, mapping partnerships, and community-facing risk communication that supports the NFIP and strengthens mitigation outcomes. It is aimed at projects that update and improve flood hazard data where it is most needed, translate data into planning and mitigation decisions, and coordinate resources across levels of government and partner organizations to reduce flood losses and strengthen resilience in Region 7.

• 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 7" 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 $19,200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 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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