Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 4 | DHS 21 MT 045 04 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 4 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen and improve the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by expanding and formalizing partnerships with qualified mapping and flood-risk stakeholders. In practical terms, the program helps FEMA work more effectively with state, tribal, regional, and local partners to identify where flood hazards are changing or poorly understood, improve the quality and credibility of flood hazard data, and translate that information into actions that reduce flood losses and make communities more resilient over time. The funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means FEMA expects an active partnership role during the period of performance rather than a hands-off pass-through award.

This opportunity is closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) priorities for FY 2021. The core idea is to ensure flood mapping and related risk products do more than just update technical maps; they should also support mitigation planning, risk assessments, and decision-making that leads to measurable risk reduction. The program emphasizes initiating new work in watersheds with high risk and clear needs for updated flood hazard data, especially where existing information is outdated or insufficient for community planning and insurance purposes. It also highlights the importance of integrating datasets produced by mapping partners and other stakeholders, so the final flood-risk picture is more complete and consistent across jurisdictions.

A major theme is turning better data into better outcomes. By improving the technical credibility of flood hazard information and pairing it with strong community engagement throughout the Risk MAP lifecycle, FEMA aims to create conditions where communities are more likely to take concrete steps to reduce flood risk. That could include improved local mitigation strategies, stronger alignment between flood mapping and hazard mitigation planning, and better-informed decisions about land use, infrastructure investment, and preparedness. Another explicit priority is maximizing the impact of public funds by coordinating local, state, tribal, and federal efforts to avoid duplicative work and ensure mapping and mitigation resources are used together, not in parallel.

The opportunity is categorized under Disaster Prevention and Relief and Natural Resources, and it is listed under CFDA 97.045. Eligible applicants are broad and include state governments, counties, cities and townships, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). The stated award ceiling is $24,000,000, with an expectation of about 12 awards, indicating a competitive process with relatively large potential awards for selected partners capable of delivering substantial mapping, risk assessment, and stakeholder coordination outcomes.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number DHS 21 MT 045 04 01, a creation date of March 31, 2021, and an original application closing date of May 31, 2021. Overall, the Region 4 CTP competition is aimed at building a stronger flood-risk management ecosystem by pairing FEMA's national NFIP and Risk MAP goals with local and regional technical capacity, shared datasets, and coordinated planning that supports real-world mitigation and resilience.

• 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 4" 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 $24,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 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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