Description
The Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program is a mechanism used by FEMA to deliver flood information to communities. CTP recipients develop flood hazard data and maps for communities to increase public awareness of flood risk and potential actions to reduce that risk. The program supports the goal of building capability and capacity at the local level. Key aspects of the program include:
* Developing flood hazard and risk assessment data for flood risk projects
* Delivering high-quality flood hazard information to communities
* Providing comprehensive flood risk information to communities
* Supporting risk-aware and flood-resilient development decisions at the local level
* Eligible entities include city or township governments, county governments, federally recognized tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, special district governments, state governments, and territories.
* Eligible project types include Flood Risk Projects (FRP), Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), and Project Management (PM).
* The program has a total funding of $41,000,000 and an expected award range of $0 to $5,000,000.
* The program has a performance period of 3 years, from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2029.
* Recipients are required to submit quarterly performance reports and a final report within 120 days after the end of the performance period.