Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 8 | DHS 19 MT 023 08 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 8 is a FEMA funding opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen how states support local floodplain management under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The basic purpose is to provide funds to states so they can deliver hands-on technical assistance to NFIP-participating communities and also review how well those communities are carrying out NFIP floodplain management requirements. In practical terms, it is meant to help communities apply the NFIP rules correctly, improve local capacity to manage flood risk, and ultimately reduce flood losses.

This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which generally means FEMA expects an active partnership role rather than a simple pass-through grant. The program is grounded in the responsibilities assigned to State Coordinating Agencies under federal regulation at 44 CFR 60.25. Those rules outline how a state demonstrates its commitment to minimum floodplain management criteria and its capability to implement and support NFIP requirements statewide. By funding these state-level functions, CAP-SSSE is intended to create consistent oversight, improve implementation quality across communities, and provide a structured way for states to use their knowledge of local conditions to help communities stay compliant and become more effective at managing flood hazards.

Eligible applicants are state governments and special district governments. The listing indicates approximately six awards are expected for this Region 8 opportunity. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically signals that a specific maximum award amount is not stated in the public summary and may depend on program allocations or negotiated work plans rather than a single published cap. The program is cataloged under CFDA number 97.023. While the activity category list is broad (covering areas like community development, disaster prevention and relief, environment, natural resources, and related fields), the central focus is clearly floodplain management performance and technical support connected to NFIP participation.

Key dates included a creation date of April 15, 2019, with an original application closing date of May 15, 2019. The opportunity is identified by the funding opportunity number DHS 19 MT 023 08 01, and it is administered by FEMA within the Department of Homeland Security. Overall, this grant supports the state role in making NFIP work better on the ground by improving local floodplain management practice, strengthening compliance and program knowledge, and advancing the NFIP goal of reducing flood-related damages and 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) 2019 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 Apr 15, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2019. (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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