Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - R7 | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - R7 is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Region 7, to support stronger local floodplain management through state-led assistance and oversight. It is designed to help states improve how communities participate in and carry out responsibilities under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). At its core, the program funds state activities that provide hands-on technical assistance to NFIP-participating communities and that evaluate how well those communities are implementing required floodplain management measures. The overall emphasis is on prevention and risk reduction, aiming to limit future flood losses by improving compliance, capability, and consistency in local floodplain administration.

Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects substantial involvement beyond simply issuing funds, such as coordination, guidance, and ongoing collaboration during the period of performance. The funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief, and the opportunity is listed under CFDA number 97.023, aligning it with FEMA-related flood risk management and insurance program support. Eligible applicants are limited to state governments, reflecting the program's structure where states act as the primary providers of training, support, and evaluation services for their local jurisdictions. The opportunity anticipated up to 52 awards, suggesting broad distribution across multiple states or eligible state-level entities within the region or program scope.

The stated purpose is twofold. First, states use CAP-SSSE funding to deliver technical assistance to communities participating in the NFIP. In practice, this commonly includes helping local floodplain administrators interpret and apply NFIP regulations, improve permitting and inspection processes, maintain required records, update floodplain management ordinances, and understand mapping and hazard data used in floodplain decision-making. Second, the program supports evaluation of community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities. This generally involves conducting community assistance contacts or visits, reviewing permitting and enforcement files, identifying compliance gaps, documenting findings, and working with communities on corrective actions and program improvements. These evaluations help ensure communities maintain NFIP participation standards, which is critical for residents and businesses to remain eligible to purchase federal flood insurance and to access certain forms of federal disaster assistance tied to floodplain compliance.

Administratively, the opportunity was created and posted on February 3, 2016, with an application closing date of April 15, 2016 (no change between the original and current closing dates). The funding opportunity number is DHS 16 MT 023 007 99. The listing notes an award ceiling of 0, which usually indicates the ceiling was not specified in the posted summary rather than implying no funding is available; applicants would typically look to the full notice of funding opportunity or related guidance for allocation formulas, ceilings, or state-by-state estimates. Overall, CAP-SSSE - R7 is best understood as a capacity-building and accountability program: it invests in state capability so states can help local governments run stronger floodplain management programs, stay aligned with NFIP requirements, and reduce long-term flood risk through better planning, permitting, and compliance.

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