Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 1 | DHS 18 MT 023 01 03

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 1 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security focused on strengthening how states support local floodplain management under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The core purpose of CAP-SSSE is to fund state-level efforts that help communities participate effectively in the NFIP, comply with NFIP floodplain management requirements, and improve their day-to-day implementation of flood loss reduction practices. In practical terms, the program is meant to raise the quality and consistency of floodplain management across participating communities by building capability at both the state and local level, using the state as the key technical partner and oversight resource.

The main activities supported by this opportunity revolve around two functions: technical assistance and performance evaluation. States use the funding to advise and assist NFIP communities on floodplain management responsibilities, including interpreting NFIP requirements, improving local ordinances and permitting processes, encouraging stronger compliance practices, and addressing problem areas that can increase flood risk or lead to NFIP noncompliance. Alongside that hands-on support, states also evaluate how well participating communities are carrying out required NFIP floodplain management activities. That evaluation role is intended to identify gaps early, provide corrective guidance, and reinforce consistent enforcement so that flood risk is reduced over time rather than simply documented after disasters occur.

A defining feature of CAP-SSSE is the formal role of the State Coordinating Agency, as outlined in 44 CFR 60.25. Those regulations describe how the state designates the agency responsible for coordinating NFIP-related floodplain management support and for demonstrating the state commitment and capability to implement minimum floodplain management criteria. The grant is designed to reinforce that regulatory framework by giving states resources to carry out the duties expected of them: building expertise, acting as a reliable point of contact for communities, and maintaining the capacity to guide communities toward meeting NFIP standards. The broader policy outcome FEMA is aiming for is straightforward: better implementation of NFIP requirements at the community level leads to fewer avoidable losses, improved resilience, and stronger long-term floodplain management programs.

This particular funding notice is a discretionary opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning FEMA expects an ongoing partnership and substantial involvement in how the work is carried out, rather than a simple pass-through award. Eligible applicants are limited to state governments, consistent with the program's design that states serve as the primary support and monitoring layer for NFIP community participation. The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number DHS 18 MT 023 01 03 and is tied to CFDA 97.023. The posting was created on May 30, 2018, with an original closing date of July 30, 2018. FEMA anticipated making about six awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically indicates that the maximum award amount was not specified in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full notice or related program guidance.

Overall, CAP-SSSE Region 1 for FY 2018 is best understood as FEMA funding to help states act as the technical backbone for NFIP communities: providing guidance, building local administrative and technical capacity, and routinely checking community implementation so that NFIP flood loss reduction goals are met and sustained over time.

• 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) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 1" 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 May 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2018. (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 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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