Description
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. The program aims 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 program has several goals, including growing local capacity and capability to improve resiliency through floodplain management, building state floodplain management capability and promoting strong state interagency coordination and collaboration, and promoting the benefits and driving demand for strong floodplain management development standards and insurance.
Some of the key activities that states are expected to perform under this program include:
• Providing technical assistance to communities to help them implement NFIP floodplain management activities
• Evaluating community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities
• Building state floodplain management capability and promoting strong state interagency coordination and collaboration
• Promoting the benefits and driving demand for strong floodplain management development standards and insurance
• Providing outreach, workshops, and other training for local officials and other stakeholders
• Coordinating with other programs and agencies that impact floodplain management, such as grant programs and state offices
• Providing assistance to communities in responding to disasters, including post-disaster assistance and support.