Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2 | DHS 20 MT 023 02 01

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2 is a FEMA grant opportunity (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) designed to strengthen how states support local communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The core purpose is to fund state-level work that helps communities carry out effective floodplain management, comply with NFIP requirements, and ultimately reduce flood losses. The program is structured to build and sustain floodplain management capability at both the state and local level by using the state as the main technical partner for communities.

Under CAP-SSSE, states use the funding to provide technical assistance to NFIP communities and to evaluate how well those communities are implementing NFIP floodplain management activities. That typically means helping communities understand and apply minimum floodplain management criteria, improving local administration of floodplain ordinances, supporting sound permitting and inspection practices, and identifying gaps in compliance or program performance that could increase flood risk. A major emphasis is on oversight and continuous improvement: states assess community performance, share findings, and help local officials make practical changes that align with NFIP standards.

A key feature of the opportunity is that it ties state responsibilities to the formal role of the State Coordinating Agency described in 44 CFR 60.25. Those federal regulations outline the designation, duties, and responsibilities expected of the state in supporting NFIP implementation. In plain terms, the program is meant to confirm and reinforce the states commitment to meeting minimum floodplain management criteria and to demonstrate that the state has the capability and accountability to carry out this support function. By investing in the state coordinating structure, FEMA aims to leverage the states existing knowledge of local conditions, relationships with communities, and on-the-ground expertise to make floodplain management more consistent and effective across the region.

This opportunity is listed as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that FEMA expects substantial involvement or collaboration during the period of performance rather than a hands-off pass-through award. The eligible applicants are state governments and special district governments. It is associated with CFDA number 97.023. For FY 2020 Region 2, FEMA anticipated making about four awards. The notice lists an award ceiling of 0, which usually indicates that a specific maximum was not established in the public synopsis or that award sizing is determined by other program factors rather than a fixed cap in the listing.

Administrative details from the posting include the funding opportunity number DHS 20 MT 023 02 01, with a creation date of May 1, 2020, and an original closing date of June 15, 2020. The activity categories attached to the listing are broad and reflect the cross-cutting nature of floodplain management work, including community development, disaster prevention and relief, environment, natural resources, and related technical and planning functions. Overall, CAP-SSSE is best understood as a capacity-building and compliance-support program that channels federal resources through states so communities can more effectively manage flood risk, meet NFIP requirements, and reduce long-term flood damage.

• 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) 2020 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2" 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 01, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 15, 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 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments.

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