Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5 | DHS 20 MT 045 05 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 5 is a FEMA funding opportunity, issued under the Department of Homeland Security, designed to strengthen and improve how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works in practice. The basic idea is to build and sustain working partnerships between FEMA and capable state, tribal, and local partners so flood hazards can be identified more accurately, flood risks can be communicated more clearly, and communities can take practical steps that reduce long-term losses. In other words, this program is not just about producing maps; it is about turning better flood data into better decisions, better planning, and ultimately fewer people and properties exposed to flood damage.

This opportunity supports FEMA's Flood Hazard Mapping Program and is closely tied to FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) initiative. Risk MAP's stated vision is to deliver credible, high-quality flood hazard and risk information that raises public awareness and motivates action to reduce risk to life and property. Through CTP, FEMA works with partners to develop new or improved flood hazard datasets and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), including in places where flood risks have never been formally identified and in places where existing flood information needs updates to remain technically reliable. By improving the underlying data and mapping products, the program helps communities understand where flooding is most likely, how severe it could be, and what mitigation options are realistic, which then feeds into stronger local mitigation planning and more informed community investments.

The FY 2020 emphasis for Risk MAP, reflected in this CTP opportunity, focuses on four main priorities. First, it aims to initiate new projects in higher-risk watersheds where flood hazard data updates are most needed, directing limited resources toward the places with the greatest potential benefit. Second, it prioritizes integrating mapping-partner data and other stakeholder-provided information into broader mitigation planning and risk assessments, so the work does not sit on a shelf and instead becomes part of actionable strategies. Third, it seeks to create the conditions that lead to real community actions to reduce flood risk, meaning the outputs should support decisions like improved building standards, targeted mitigation projects, and smarter land use planning. Fourth, it emphasizes partnering to maximize how funds are spent across local, state, and federal levels, coordinating investments so they reinforce each other and reduce duplication of effort.

From a policy and mission standpoint, FEMA frames this work as part of broader national preparedness and resilience goals. The CTP Program is described as supporting Strengthening National Preparedness and Resilience, one of the DHS 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review missions, and aligning with the National Mitigation Investment Strategy tied to Presidential Policy Directive 8 on National Preparedness. It also supports FEMA Strategic Plan goals related to building a culture of preparedness and readying the nation for catastrophic disasters. Practically, that means FEMA sees flood mapping and risk communication as foundational infrastructure for preparedness: communities cannot reduce flood losses effectively if they do not have credible, up-to-date flood hazard data and a clear understanding of risk.

The opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which typically signals that FEMA expects substantial involvement in guiding or collaborating on the work rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant with minimal federal interaction. The funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief, and the CFDA number listed is 97.045. While an award ceiling is not specified in the provided source (shown as 0), FEMA anticipated making about 7 awards under this Region 5 opportunity.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education). The opportunity was created on March 2, 2020, with an original application closing date of May 1, 2020. For further program context, FEMA points applicants to its Risk MAP and CTP program webpages, which include background, goals, and examples of prior work and outcomes.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 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 Mar 02, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 01, 2020. (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 7 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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