Cooperative Agreements Make $1.4 Million Available for Floodplain Management in FEMA Region 6

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for floodplain management in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.

The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Community Assistance Program - State Support Services element (CAP-SSSE) program provides funding to States to provide technical assistance to communities in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and to evaluate community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities. Designation, duties, and responsibilities of State Coordinating Agencies are found in 44 CFR 60.25.

These regulations identify the states commitment to the minimum floodplain management criteria and to demonstrate the capability and responsibility to implement the program. In this way, CAP-SSSE helps to; ensure that the flood loss reduction goals of the NFIP are met, build state and community floodplain management expertise and capability, and leverage state knowledge and expertise in working with their communities."

The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,386,586. The categories of funding activity are a) community development, b) disaster prevention and relief, c) education, d) employment, labor and training, e) environment, f) information and statistics, g) natural resources, h) regional development and i) science and technology and other research and development.

Eligible Applicants: State governments and Special district governments.

The funding opportunity (DHS-21-MT-023-06-01, CFDA 97.023), was posted on May 14 with an application closing date of June 28.

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