Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 8 | DHS 21 MT 023 08 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 8 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security that supports states in strengthening floodplain management and improving local participation and performance in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The core purpose of CAP-SSSE is to fund state-level technical assistance to NFIP-participating communities and to support state efforts to evaluate how well communities are carrying out NFIP floodplain management requirements. In practical terms, the program is meant to help reduce flood losses by making sure local floodplain regulations and day-to-day administrative practices meet NFIP standards and are implemented effectively.

A key feature of this program is that it reinforces the formal role of the State Coordinating Agency (often the state floodplain management office or equivalent) as described in 44 CFR 60.25. Those regulations lay out the designation, duties, and responsibilities expected of the state in coordinating NFIP activities. The emphasis is on demonstrating that the state is committed to NFIP minimum floodplain management criteria and has the capability and accountability to carry out the support and oversight functions that help communities stay compliant. By funding these responsibilities, CAP-SSSE helps states build and maintain in-house expertise, expand community-level knowledge, and create a consistent technical support system that communities can rely on when interpreting NFIP requirements or improving local floodplain management programs.

This is a discretionary funding opportunity and the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means FEMA expects an active partnership role in how the work is carried out, monitored, and reported rather than simply issuing funds with minimal federal involvement. The funding activity categories tied to the opportunity are broad and span community development, disaster prevention and relief, environmental and natural resource work, education and training, and research and development-related categories, reflecting how floodplain management intersects with planning, mitigation, public safety, environmental stewardship, and local governance.

Eligible applicants include state governments and special district governments. The opportunity is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 97.023, which corresponds to FEMA assistance related to flood hazard mitigation and NFIP-linked support activities. The posting indicates an expected number of 6 awards for Region 8, suggesting a multi-recipient distribution across the states and eligible entities within that FEMA region. The opportunity was created on May 14, 2021, with an original closing date of June 28, 2021. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which generally signals that the ceiling was not specified in the summary field or may vary based on allocations, negotiated workplans, or other FEMA guidance rather than a single fixed cap stated upfront.

Overall, CAP-SSSE for Region 8 is designed to ensure NFIP flood loss reduction goals are actually achieved on the ground by helping states provide consistent assistance to communities, strengthen implementation of local floodplain management measures, and leverage the state s experience working with local jurisdictions. The program is less about funding construction projects and more about building the ongoing administrative, technical, and evaluation capacity that keeps communities aligned with NFIP standards, improves local decision-making in flood-prone areas, and ultimately reduces long-term flood damages and insurance losses.

• 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) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 8" 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 14, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 28, 2021. (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 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments.

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