Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program - Region 9 | DHS 22 MT 023 09 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program for Region 9 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that supports states in strengthening how local communities carry out floodplain management responsibilities tied to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The program is designed to help reduce flood losses by funding state-level technical assistance and oversight activities that improve local compliance with NFIP requirements. In practical terms, it helps states build and maintain the expertise needed to guide communities on floodplain management standards, spot implementation gaps early, and encourage consistent, effective practices that reduce flood risk and protect people and property.

This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which typically means FEMA expects substantial involvement in how the work is carried out, including coordination, monitoring, and alignment with federal program goals. The program focuses on two core functions: first, providing technical assistance to NFIP-participating communities, and second, evaluating how well those communities are implementing NFIP floodplain management activities. These evaluations are meant to confirm that communities are meeting the NFIP minimum criteria and to identify opportunities for improvement, capacity-building, and risk reduction. By investing at the state level, FEMA aims to leverage state knowledge of local conditions and relationships with communities to make floodplain management support more effective and more responsive.

A key reference point for this program is 44 CFR 60.25, which lays out the designation, duties, and responsibilities of State Coordinating Agencies. Those regulations reflect a state commitment to NFIP minimum floodplain management criteria and require states to demonstrate that they have the capability and responsibility to implement the support role envisioned under CAP-SSSE. The grant therefore supports not just community-level outcomes, but also the broader state infrastructure needed to deliver consistent guidance, training, monitoring, and coordination across participating jurisdictions. Over time, this is intended to strengthen both state and local floodplain management capability, reinforce compliance, and help FEMA meet NFIP flood loss reduction goals.

Eligibility for the Region 9 opportunity includes state governments and special district governments. The listing is associated with CFDA number 97.023 and was created May 5, 2022, with an original closing date of June 16, 2022. FEMA anticipated making about three awards. The posted award ceiling is listed as 0, which often signals that the specific maximum funding amount may be determined by other factors such as appropriations, regional allocations, or the scope of work negotiated under the cooperative agreement rather than a single fixed cap shown in the synopsis.

Overall, CAP-SSSE Region 9 is essentially a capacity and accountability grant: it funds states so they can help NFIP communities do floodplain management correctly and consistently, while also assessing performance against federal requirements. The broader value is that stronger state support and more consistent local implementation can translate into fewer flood losses, better-informed development decisions in flood-prone areas, and a more resilient approach to managing flood risk.

• 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) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program - Region 9" 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 05, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 16, 2022. (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 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments.

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