The Community Assistance Program – State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE), offered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), is a vital state grant mechanism designed to enhance flood loss reduction efforts. This grant is specifically purposed for funding states, enabling them to provide crucial technical assistance and support to communities participating in the NFIP. Its primary objective is to help ensure these communities effectively achieve the NFIP’s critical flood loss reduction objectives. Furthermore, states receiving this funding will evaluate community performance in implementing essential NFIP floodplain management activities. The overarching goal of this comprehensive initiative is to cultivate and significantly strengthen both community and state-level floodplain management expertise and capability, thereby improving national flood resilience and preparedness.
Opportunity ID: 230875
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-13-MT-023-003-99 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Assistance Program – State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | State Floodplain Management Technical Assistance |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 97.023 — Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 31, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 31, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 prohibits the Administrator from providing flood insurance in a community unless that community adopts and enforces floodplain management measures that meet or exceed minimum criteria in 44 CFR Part 60.3. These floodplain management measures can take the form of floodplain management ordinances, building codes, or zoning provisions. The Act also directs FEMA to work closely with and provide any necessary technical assistance to States and communities participating in the NFIP. CAP-SSSE, through its State partnering agreement, is designed to make State personnel available to assist and supplement FEMA Regions in providing technical assistance to NFIP communities and in monitoring, evaluating, and pursuing corrective actions taken by communities in the performance of local floodplain management responsibilities. Under CFR 60.25, Governors have exercised their prerogative of designating a "State Coordinating Agency" that is best able to carry out the flood loss reduction activities of the NFIP. State officials can be particularly effective in delivering these services to communities because of their knowledge, skills and familiarity of floodplain management with State governing authorities and how these interrelate with local floodplain management ordinances, as well as their knowledge of related State programs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Region 3 |
| Description: | The purpose of the Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) is to provide, through a State grant mechanism, a means to ensure that communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are achieving the flood loss reduction objectives of the NFIP. CAP-SSSE is intended to accomplish this by funding States to provide technical assistance to NFIP communities and to evaluate community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities with the goal of building community and State floodplain management expertise and capability. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/fema_cap-ssse.shtm |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Systems and Business Support Branch
Email:GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 230875 Full Announcement-1 -> cap-ssse fy 2013 grant program foa.pdf
Folder 230875 Full Announcement-1 -> 112-0-3c.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Systems and Business Support Branch Email: GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97.023 | PKG00174074 | Apr 17, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
230875 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
230875 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
230875 SF424B-1.1.pdf
230875 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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