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- The Region 6 in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP SSSE)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.023 Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP SSSE).
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 28, 2012 and posted on Mar 28, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 1, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $10,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
- 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP SSSE) is a FEMA grant opportunity designed to strengthen how communities carry out floodplain management under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Its central goal is to reduce flood losses by making sure participating NFIP communities are not only enrolled on paper, but are actively meeting the program's flood loss reduction objectives through real, enforceable local floodplain management practices. The program does this by funding states so they can serve as an extension of FEMA's regional capacity, providing hands-on technical assistance to local communities and routinely reviewing how well those communities are implementing NFIP requirements.
CAP SSSE operates through a state grant mechanism and is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means FEMA expects ongoing coordination with the state during the period of performance rather than a simple pass-through award. The work funded under CAP SSSE focuses on two connected activities: first, delivering technical assistance to communities participating in the NFIP (for example, helping interpret requirements, improve ordinance language, strengthen permitting and enforcement practices, and understand flood hazard data and mapping implications), and second, monitoring and evaluating community performance in carrying out floodplain management responsibilities. When gaps are found, the state-supported effort also helps pursue and track corrective actions so communities can come back into alignment with NFIP standards and avoid deeper compliance consequences.
The opportunity is grounded in the legal and regulatory structure of the NFIP. The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 limits FEMA's ability to provide flood insurance in a community unless that community adopts and enforces floodplain management measures that meet or exceed the minimum criteria in 44 CFR Part 60.3. In practice, these measures commonly appear as floodplain management ordinances, building code provisions, and zoning rules that control development in flood-prone areas. The Act also directs FEMA to work closely with states and communities and to provide technical assistance as needed. CAP SSSE is one of the main ways FEMA formalizes that assistance: it supports state personnel so they can help FEMA Regions deliver community-level guidance and oversight at a scale FEMA often cannot achieve alone.
Eligible applicants are state governments, reflecting the program's intent to build state-level floodplain management capability and to use states as a knowledgeable intermediary between FEMA and local governments. Under 44 CFR 60.25, governors designate a State Coordinating Agency responsible for coordinating NFIP-related flood loss reduction activities, and CAP SSSE is designed to support that designated capability. The rationale is practical: state officials typically have strong familiarity with how local ordinances interact with state authorities, how state programs connect to floodplain management, and how to work effectively with communities in a way that aligns federal requirements with state and local governance realities. This makes states especially well-positioned to provide targeted, credible assistance and to encourage consistent compliance across many jurisdictions.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this posting (Funding Opportunity Number DHS-12-MT-023-006-99) was categorized as discretionary and aligned to the funding activity described as State Floodplain Management Technical Assistance. FEMA anticipated about 50 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $10,000,000. The listing identified cost sharing or matching as required, meaning recipients would be expected to contribute a non-federal share consistent with the terms of the award. The opportunity was posted March 28, 2012, with a closing date of June 1, 2012, and it was later archived on July 31, 2012. Award ceiling and floor were listed as zero, which generally indicates that specific award amounts were not pre-stated in the synopsis and would instead be determined through allocation formulas, negotiated scopes of work, or other FEMA program guidance.
The awarding agency identified in the announcement is FEMA (noted here as Region 6), and the CFDA number associated with the program is 97.023. Additional public information was referenced through FEMA's website (www.fema.gov). For applicants or others who had trouble accessing the full announcement, the contact point provided was FEMA's Systems and Business Support Branch (GMD Systems Branch@fema.gov). Overall, CAP SSSE is best understood as a capacity-building and compliance-support program: it invests in state expertise so states can help local NFIP communities correctly implement floodplain management requirements, improve performance over time, and ultimately reduce flood-related damage and risk.
FAQs: Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP SSSE)
What is CAP SSSE?
The Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP SSSE) is a FEMA grant opportunity designed to strengthen floodplain management in communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It focuses on helping communities actively meet NFIP flood loss reduction objectives through real, enforceable local floodplain management practices.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The central goal is to reduce flood losses by ensuring NFIP communities are not only enrolled, but are also implementing NFIP requirements effectively. CAP SSSE supports this by funding states to provide hands-on technical assistance and to routinely review and evaluate local community performance under the NFIP.
How does CAP SSSE work in practice?
CAP SSSE operates through a state grant mechanism and is offered as a cooperative agreement. The funded work centers on two connected activity areas: (1) providing technical assistance to NFIP-participating communities and (2) monitoring and evaluating how well those communities are carrying out floodplain management responsibilities, including supporting corrective actions when gaps are identified.
What does it mean that CAP SSSE is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates FEMA expects ongoing coordination with the recipient state during the period of performance, rather than treating the award as a simple pass-through grant with minimal involvement after issuance.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are state governments. The program is designed to build state-level floodplain management capability and to use states as an intermediary between FEMA and local governments.
Why are states (rather than local governments) the eligible applicants?
The program is structured around the idea that states can serve as an extension of FEMA regional capacity. States are often well-positioned to understand how local ordinances interact with state authorities and to provide consistent guidance and oversight across many jurisdictions.
How is CAP SSSE connected to the NFIP?
CAP SSSE is grounded in the legal and regulatory structure of the NFIP. The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 limits FEMA's ability to provide 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. CAP SSSE supports state efforts to help communities meet those expectations.
What kinds of community floodplain management measures are relevant under the NFIP?
NFIP-related measures commonly appear as floodplain management ordinances, building code provisions, and zoning rules that control development in flood-prone areas, consistent with the minimum criteria described in 44 CFR Part 60.3.
What types of activities can CAP SSSE funding support?
Based on the opportunity description, CAP SSSE supports state-delivered technical assistance to NFIP communities (such as helping interpret requirements, improve ordinance language, strengthen permitting and enforcement practices, and understand flood hazard data and mapping implications) and supports monitoring/evaluation of community NFIP performance, including tracking corrective actions.
What does "technical assistance" include under this opportunity?
Examples described include helping communities interpret NFIP requirements, improve ordinance language, strengthen permitting and enforcement practices, and understand flood hazard data and mapping implications.
What does CAP SSSE mean by monitoring and evaluating community performance?
It refers to routinely reviewing how well NFIP communities are implementing floodplain management responsibilities. When gaps are found, the program-supported work helps pursue and track corrective actions so communities can return to alignment with NFIP standards.
What happens when a community has gaps in NFIP implementation?
The state-supported effort helps identify the gaps and pursue and track corrective actions. The intent is to bring communities back into alignment with NFIP standards and help them avoid deeper compliance consequences.
What is the State Coordinating Agency and how is it related to CAP SSSE?
Under 44 CFR 60.25, governors designate a State Coordinating Agency responsible for coordinating NFIP-related flood loss reduction activities. CAP SSSE is designed to support that designated state capability.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this posting?
The Funding Opportunity Number provided is DHS-12-MT-023-006-99.
Which federal agency is the awarding agency?
The awarding agency identified in the announcement is FEMA (noted as Region 6 in the provided information).
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 97.023.
How was this funding opportunity categorized?
The posting was categorized as discretionary and aligned to the funding activity described as State Floodplain Management Technical Assistance.
How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding amount?
FEMA anticipated about 50 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $10,000,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The listing identified cost sharing or matching as required, meaning recipients would be expected to contribute a non-federal share consistent with the terms of the award.
Were award minimums and maximums specified?
The award ceiling and floor were listed as zero, which generally indicates that specific award amounts were not pre-stated in the synopsis and would instead be determined through allocation formulas, negotiated scopes of work, or other FEMA program guidance.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on March 28, 2012, and the closing date was June 1, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was later archived on July 31, 2012.
Where was additional public information referenced?
Additional public information was referenced through FEMA's website at www.fema.gov.
Who was listed as the contact for issues accessing the full announcement?
The contact point provided for those who had trouble accessing the full announcement was FEMA's Systems and Business Support Branch at GMD Systems Branch@fema.gov.
How should this program be understood at a high level?
CAP SSSE is a capacity-building and compliance-support program. It invests in state expertise so states can help local NFIP communities implement floodplain management requirements correctly, improve performance over time, and reduce flood-related damage and risk.
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