Community Assistance Program State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE)

??The goal of the CAP-SSSE program is to empower National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinating Agencies to own, manage, and reduce risk and avoid losses from flood events through support to flood prone and NFIP participating communities within their states or territories. ? To further this goal, the program will pursue the following objectives: - Enable state and territory programs to assist communities with NFIP compliance, administration, and enforcement of floodplain management standards, including adopting updated flood risk data and responding effectively to disasters. - Enable state and territory programs to increase local stakeholders� capability and capacity for effective floodplain management. - Inform state and territory best practices for floodplain management activities. FEMA�s Floodplain Management program monitors performance through four program measures to which NFIP Coordinating Agencies are required to set and meet targets. �Expected� targets reflect anticipated achievement, while �Excellence� targets reflect exceeding expectations. The performance measures include: - Map Adoption. Grantees must meet the national �Expected� metric of at least 93% map adoptions for those participating communities that receive Letters of Final Determination (LFDs) in their state or territory. A national �Excellence� target of 97% is in place. ? - Community Engagement. Grantees must have contact with a designated percentage of the communities in their state or territory by community audits, General Technical Assistance, Regulation Assistance, or Workshops....

Designated NFIP Coordinating Agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories are eligible to apply for funding under this funding opportunity. Collectively, they are referred to as �grantees.� NFIP Coordinating Agencies are designated by statute or Governor�s declaration as a �State Coordinating Agency� as described in 44 C.F.R. � 59.1 and � 60.25. Applicants are required to have a valid Tiered State Framework Assessment to apply for the grant. There is a minimum 25% non-federal cost match required for all recipients of CAP-SSSE funds (excluding insular areas) with no restrictions on the types of costs allowed (e.g., in-kind contribution). Applicants are allowed, encouraged, and incentivized through the TSF Assessment to voluntarily match beyond the minimum 25% non-federal cost match. Exceptions to the cost share requirement include �insular areas� per Public Law 96-205, title VI, section 601, March 12,1980, as amended (also noted in 48 U.S.C. � 1469a) and Office of Management and Budget Controller Alert CA-23-04 Waiving Matching Fund Requirements for Insular Areas. The four insular areas are the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Insular area applicants can propose a voluntary cost share. The recipient contribution is calculated based on the federal contribution as: percent of recipient...

??FEMA Regional Office staff who are professionally and technically qualified in floodplain management will evaluate applications and select applications for funding.? Applications will be reviewed to ensure conformance with the eligibility criteria and application submission requirements in this funding opportunity. Applicants that do not meet eligibility or application submission requirements will be removed from consideration. Applicants will be evaluated and selected for funding based on their ability to demonstrate the following: - The capability to perform the duties and responsibilities set forth in 44 C.F.R. � 60.25(b); - Adherence to qualified funding levels determined by funding methodology described in Appendix 2; - A reasonable and achievable application outlining planned floodplain management activities, inclusive of annual performance measure targets, and discretionary activities as applicable.

Fiscal year 2025: Selection of Communities that Receive Community Audits (Community Assistance Contacts (CACs), Community Assistance Visits (CAVs)), Trainings, or other Technical Assistance:?Using the Community Engagement Prioritization Tool (CEPT) to guide and negotiate community selection for CACs, CAVs, training, and other technical assistance during the period of performance.? Community Information System (CIS) Entry:?Entering in findings from community audits (CAVs and CACs) into CIS.?? Community Compliance Activities:?Conducting community audit activities relating to CAVs CACs, or potential violations?identified?in the National Violation Tracker, as well as follow-up and associated travel.?? Floodplain Management Regulation Assistance: Assisting communities in reviewing local regulations to ensure compliance with NFIP requirements?and adoption prior to Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) becoming effective.? Planning:?Gathering evidence and compiling a Tiered State Framework (TSF) Assessment submission.??? Model Regulation Updates and Monitoring of State or Territory Regulatory?Environment Status Conditions: ?Reviewing model community regulations and communicating with...