Program Descriptions
Program Number
97.045
Title
Cooperating Technical Partners
Federal Agency
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Authorization
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4101; Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969; Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended; National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
Status
Active
Objectives
To increase local involvement in, and ownership of, the development and maintenance of flood hazard maps produced for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
The funds are authorized to supplement, not supplant, ongoing flood hazard mapping efforts by the community, regional agency, or State agency.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
All States and Commonwealths (including the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States), regional agencies, and communities may apply. Applicants must be communities participating and in good standing in the NFIP or service participating NFIP communities.
Beneficiary Eligibility
State, local, specialized group, small business, general public.
Credentials/Documentation
None.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Application deadline and other information are contained in the application/program guidance.
Award Procedure
Applications or plans are reviewed by DHS program and administrative staff. Any issues or concerns noted in the application will be negotiated with the successful applicant prior to the award being issued.
Deadlines
Refer to announcement or application guidance for further information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Refer to program guidance document.
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
There are no matching requirements; however, applicants must be technically capable of providing products or services that add value to the flood hazard mapping process.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Refer to program guidance. Awards are subject to the Cash Management Improvement Act for payment and/or reimbursement of expenditures.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Grantees are required to submit quarterly financial and performance reports. Quarterly "Progress Reports" must include the progress of each sub-grant award. Reports are due 30 days after the end of each quarter: January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30. Final financial and performance reports are due 90 days after the expiration or termination of grant award.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards (or receive property, or a combination of both, within the fiscal year) will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular A-133. These audits are due to the cognizant Federal agency, submitted through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, not later than 9 months after the end of the grantees fiscal year.
Records
Grant records shall be retained for a period of 3 years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Grant records include financial and program/progress reports, support documents, statistical records, and other documents that support the activity and/or expenditure of the recipient or sub-recipient under the award.
Financial Information
Account Identification
70-5464-0-2-453.
Obligations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 07 $54,000,000; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not available.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Refer to program guidance.
Program Accomplishments
To date, approximately, 231 communities, regional agencies, and State agencies had signed Partnership Agreements with FEMA and are, therefore, active participants in the CTP program. Approximately 63 percent of these participants have undertaken specific mapping activities under Mapping Activity Statements. Current information on specific mapping activities undertaken by participants is available at http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/ctp_main.shtm
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Annual program guidance is available to all CTP initiative participants and the general public on the FEMA website at http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/ctp_main.shtm
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
FEMA Regional Offices will manage all program activities under the CTP initiative. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for a listing of FEMA Regional Offices.
Headquarters Office
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane - Bldg. #410, Washington, DC 20528.
Web Site Address
http://www.dhs.gov
Related Programs
97.022, Flood Insurance
97.070, Map Modernization Management Support
Examples of Funded Projects
Examples of funded projects include: (1) Refinement of Approximate Zone A Boundaries; (2) Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling and Floodplain Mapping; (3) Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map Preparation; (4) Redelineation of Detailed Flood Hazard Information Using Updated Topographic Data.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Refer to the program guidance for information on criteria for selecting proposals.
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