The Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CTP) is one mechanism that FEMA uses to deliver Risk MAP to communities. CTP recipients develop flood hazard data and maps for communities that have never had identified risks, build on effective flood hazard data and flood insurance rate maps (FIRMS), and increase public awareness of flood risk and potential mitigation options to reduce that risk and better inform planning. Over the course of FY23, CTP recipients processed over 200 Letters of Map Change, delivered Flood Insurance Rate Maps to more than 600 communities for review and initiated approximately 50,000 miles of stream studies to be updated.
The overarching goal of the Risk MAP Program is to enhance flood-resilient communities, including underserved communities. The CTP Program supports this goal by establishing, maintaining, and improving collaborative working relationships; ensuring timely and accurate delivery of data to communities to support flood risk reduction and mitigation; and program ownership. Additionally, CTP supports Risk MAP’s goal of ensuring the long-term flood resiliency of communities, including underserved communities.
The objectives of the CTP program are primarily to support the mission and objectives of the NFIP’s Flood Hazard Mapping Program through FEMA’s flood hazard identification and risk assessment programs, including the Risk MAP program.
Deadline: July 19, 2024
The following entities are eligible for funding under this the CTP program:
• City or township governments
• County governments
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than institutions of higher education
• Institutions of higher education as defined by section 101of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1001)
• Public Housing Authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Special district governments
• Territories
• State governments, including the District of Columbia