Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6 | DHS 20 MT 023 06 01

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 6 is a discretionary FEMA funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), designed to strengthen how states support local floodplain management under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The program focuses on two core functions: helping communities participating in the NFIP through technical assistance, and assessing how well those communities are carrying out required floodplain management activities. By investing in state-level expertise and oversight, CAP-SSSE is meant to reinforce consistent implementation of NFIP standards and ultimately reduce flood losses.

A central feature of the opportunity is the role of the State Coordinating Agency, whose designation, duties, and responsibilities are outlined in federal regulation at 44 CFR 60.25. Those rules describe what a state must commit to in order to support NFIP participation, including upholding minimum floodplain management criteria and demonstrating the capability and responsibility to implement the program statewide. In practical terms, the funding supports states as they work directly with local governments on issues like interpreting flood maps, applying floodplain development standards, improving local ordinances and permitting practices, and promoting stronger compliance with NFIP requirements. It also supports the evaluation side of the work, where states review and document community performance to identify gaps and improve overall program integrity.

The opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement rather than a simple grant, which generally indicates FEMA expects an ongoing, collaborative relationship with award recipients during the period of performance. The funding instrument aligns with a broad set of public purposes, including community development, disaster prevention and relief, environmental and natural resource management, education and training, and related technical or research-supported activities. The listed CFDA number for this program is 97.023.

Eligible applicants are state governments and special district governments in Region 6, with the program’s design clearly emphasizing state-level leadership and coordination. FEMA anticipated making about five awards. The notice lists an award ceiling of 0, which typically means a specific maximum amount was not stated in the public synopsis and that applicants would need to consult the full funding announcement or FEMA guidance for budgeting expectations and allowable cost details. The opportunity was created on May 1, 2020, with an original application deadline of June 15, 2020, under funding opportunity number DHS 20 MT 023 06 01.

Overall, CAP-SSSE - Region 6 is aimed at building and sustaining state and community floodplain management capability, using state knowledge of local conditions to help communities comply with NFIP requirements more effectively. By pairing technical assistance with structured community performance evaluation, the program supports FEMA’s broader goal of reducing flood risk and ensuring the flood loss reduction objectives of the NFIP are met consistently across participating communities.

• 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 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 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 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments.

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