Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2 | DHS 21 MT 023 02 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2 is a FEMA funding opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen how states support local floodplain management under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The core purpose of CAP-SSSE is to fund state-level work that helps communities understand and carry out NFIP requirements, while also giving FEMA and the state a structured way to review how well participating communities are implementing floodplain management standards. In practical terms, the program is meant to reduce flood losses over time by improving the day-to-day administration of floodplain rules, increasing local compliance, and building stronger floodplain management capacity at both the state and community level.

A central feature of the program is the role of the State Coordinating Agency, as described in federal regulation at 44 CFR 60.25. Those regulations lay out the designation, duties, and responsibilities of the state entity that coordinates NFIP-related floodplain management activities. Through that framework, the state is expected to show commitment to NFIP minimum floodplain management criteria and demonstrate that it has the capability and responsibility to implement and support the program. CAP-SSSE funding supports that state function by enabling technical assistance, coordination, and oversight activities that can be difficult to sustain with state funds alone.

The work supported by CAP-SSSE generally falls into two connected tracks. First, states provide technical assistance to NFIP-participating communities. This can include helping local officials interpret NFIP floodplain management requirements, improve permitting and inspection practices, strengthen local ordinances, and better understand flood hazard mapping and related data used in decision-making. Second, states evaluate community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities, which typically involves structured reviews of local program administration, identification of gaps or weaknesses, and follow-up support to address deficiencies. By combining assistance with evaluation, the program aims to improve compliance in a constructive way and prevent recurring issues that can lead to higher flood damages and insurance claims.

This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary award and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically signals substantial federal involvement during performance. It is listed under CFDA 97.023 and spans multiple public policy activity areas, including community development, disaster prevention and relief, environmental and natural resources management, and related research and technical fields. Eligible applicants include state governments and special district governments, reflecting the program focus on statewide coordination and support functions rather than direct awards to individual municipalities.

For administrative details, the funding opportunity title is "Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2" with funding opportunity number DHS 21 MT 023 02 01. The opportunity was created on May 14, 2021, with an original closing date of June 28, 2021. FEMA anticipated making approximately three awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically indicates that a specific maximum was not stated in the summary field or was to be determined based on available appropriations and regional allocations rather than a fixed cap.

Overall, CAP-SSSE Region 2 is structured to leverage the state’s knowledge of local conditions and its working relationships with communities to advance NFIP flood loss reduction goals. By funding state-led technical assistance and performance evaluation, FEMA uses this program to reinforce consistent floodplain management practices, improve community capability, and support more effective implementation of NFIP standards across participating jurisdictions.

• 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) 2021 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) - Region 2" 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 14, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 28, 2021. (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 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments.

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