Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6 | DHS 18 MT 023 06 02

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen how states support and oversee local participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The program focuses on helping states provide hands-on technical assistance to NFIP communities and conduct evaluations of how well those communities are carrying out required floodplain management activities. In practical terms, the funding is meant to improve day-to-day floodplain management capacity at both the state and local level, reduce future flood losses, and keep communities aligned with NFIP standards so residents can maintain access to federally backed flood insurance.

A central feature of CAP-SSSE is the role of the State Coordinating Agency, which is defined in federal regulation at 44 CFR 60.25. Those regulations lay out the state-level responsibilities tied to NFIP participation, including demonstrating a commitment to minimum floodplain management criteria and showing that the state has the capability and accountability needed to implement the program. Through this structure, FEMA relies on states to act as the technical bridge between federal program requirements and local government implementation, using state expertise and familiarity with local conditions to guide communities toward better compliance and better flood risk outcomes.

This opportunity is listed as a discretionary award and is issued as a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that FEMA expects substantial involvement or collaboration during the period of performance rather than a completely hands-off pass-through of funds. The eligible applicants are state governments, reflecting the program's purpose of supporting statewide coordinating functions rather than directly funding individual cities or counties. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 97.023 and spans multiple public policy areas, including community development, disaster prevention and relief, environmental and natural resource management, and related training, research, and technical support functions.

For administrative details, the funding opportunity title is "Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6" and the opportunity number is DHS 18 MT 023 06 02. It was created on May 30, 2018, with an original closing date of July 30, 2018. FEMA anticipated making about five awards under this notice. The posted award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically indicates that a specific maximum award amount was not provided in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full notice or related guidance.

Overall, CAP-SSSE in Region 6 is aimed at ensuring NFIP flood loss reduction goals are met by investing in state-led support: building state and community floodplain management expertise, improving consistency and quality in local floodplain administration, and leveraging the state's knowledge of its communities to strengthen NFIP implementation on the ground.

• 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) 2018 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6" 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 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2018. (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 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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