Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5 | DHS 17 MT 045 05 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program for FEMA Region 5 is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), FEMA, offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 97.045. Its main purpose is to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by building and sustaining practical partnerships among federal, state, tribal, regional, and local entities. The underlying goal is to reduce flood losses and improve community resilience by improving how flood risk is identified, mapped, communicated, and managed, while also reinforcing the day-to-day regulatory responsibilities that NFIP-participating communities and State NFIP coordinating agencies already carry.

At its core, the CTP program is designed to expand and modernize the capacity of qualified partners to develop and maintain flood hazard and flood risk data products, especially Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and related datasets. FEMA is looking for partners that can help increase local involvement and ownership over flood mapping and risk information, rather than having everything driven solely at the federal level. The program also directly supports the broader Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) initiative, which focuses on using better data and communication tools to help communities understand flood hazards, make smarter planning decisions, and invest in mitigation before disasters occur.

Funding can support a range of work that typically falls into three broad buckets: (1) program management activities that help coordinate, track, and administer mapping and risk reduction efforts; (2) technical flood risk analysis and mapping work, which can include collecting and evaluating flood hazard data and producing or updating mapping-related products; and (3) communication and outreach efforts that translate flood hazard data into information communities, residents, and the private sector can actually use. FEMA also notes that, beyond dollars, it may provide technical assistance, training, and data to help partners carry out work aligned to FEMA priorities.

Eligibility is limited to entities that are already qualified Cooperating Technical Partners, meaning the applicant must have a signed CTP Partnership Agreement with FEMA Headquarters or a FEMA Regional Office. In addition, the applicant must either be (or represent) an NFIP community in good standing, or be a FEMA-approved nonprofit whose primary mission aligns with NFIP goals. FEMA is also looking for applicants that already have non-federally funded systems or processes in place for collecting, developing, evaluating, sharing, and communicating flood hazard and risk assessment data and mapping. In practical terms, this program is not meant for organizations starting from scratch; it is intended to enhance and scale existing capability, and FEMA expects partners to be able to carry out the proposed work and meet performance expectations.

A key operational expectation is performance management and reporting. Recipients must demonstrate they can meet CTP program performance metrics and provide timely, accurate reports showing progress and outcomes. Where applicable, FEMA also requires work to be managed in the Mapping Information Platform (MIP), with activity updates at least every 30 days in the Studies Workflow, and more frequently in the Revisions Workflow. FEMA emphasizes coordination before applying: prospective applicants are expected to engage FEMA early to understand regional program priorities, objectives, and measures, and to jointly identify specific tasks that will be included in the project scope.

This opportunity is open to a wide range of government and nonprofit entities, including state governments, counties, cities or townships, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice). The posting indicates an expected total of eight awards, and the original application closing date was July 1, 2017 (with a creation date of June 1, 2017). The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically signals that the ceiling is not specified in the summary field and that applicants should consult FEMA or the full announcement materials for funding ranges and project-by-project budgeting expectations.

Finally, the cooperative agreement structure matters: awards come with ongoing FEMA involvement and coordination, not just a one-time transfer of funds. If selected, the partner must follow the notice requirements, the award’s terms and conditions, and the existing CTP Partnership Agreement, along with the FEMA-approved Statement of Work or Mapping Activity Statement. FEMA also makes clear that federal funds are intended to complement, not replace, the partner’s leveraged resources and data contributions used to complete the agreed-upon tasks.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5" 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 Jun 01, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2017. (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 8 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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