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 aligns with and supports the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, Goal 5: Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience. The program's objectives include increasing state programs' capability and capacity to effectively manage their programs, supporting state programs' capacity to assist communities with NFIP compliance, and supporting state programs to ensure that communities adopt updated flood risk data in a timely and consistent manner.
Some key activities that states may undertake with CAP-SSSE funding include:
• Providing technical assistance to communities and individuals to resolve floodplain management issues related to the NFIP
• Encouraging non-participating communities to consider joining the NFIP
• Assisting communities in joining the NFIP by providing technical assistance to ensure the community meets the minimum eligibility requirements for participation
• Supporting communities in adopting higher floodplain management standards
• Coordinating with other programs and agencies that impact floodplain management
• Providing post-disaster assistance and support to NFIP communities