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Fiscal Year 26 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE)
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · DHS-26-MT-023-01-99
Award Range
$0 – $750K
Total Program Funding
$15.0M
Expected Awards
51
Deadline
August 11, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
FEMA's Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) gives funding to all 50 states, DC, and territories to help communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Each state/territory gets up to $750K to help their local communities adopt and enforce floodplain management standards. This is essentially operational funding for state floodplain management programs — if you're a state NFIP coordinating agency, this is your annual federal support.
Who Should Apply
State governments only — specifically the designated NFIP Coordinating Agency in each state/territory (typically the state emergency management agency or natural resources department).
Who Should NOT Apply
Local governments, nonprofits, universities, private companies, or any non-state entity. Even county/city floodplain managers can't apply directly — only the state coordinating agency.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be a state government (the designated NFIP Coordinating Agency)
- •Must support local community adoption and enforcement of NFIP standards
- •Must provide technical assistance to participating communities
- •Cost-sharing IS required
- •Must report on community compliance and participation metrics
- •51 awards expected (one per state/territory)
💡 GrantQuick Tip
This is essentially a formula grant dressed as a competition — every state that applies gets funded. If you're the state NFIP coordinator, your job is submitting a complete application that shows how you'll use the money to help communities stay in compliance. The cost-sharing requirement means your state must contribute matching resources. Don't overthink this — submit a clean application on time and you'll be funded.
Competitiveness: Very low — 51 awards for ~56 eligible state/territory applicants. Nearly everyone who applies gets funded.
What This Grant Funds
The CAP-SSSE program provides funding to ensure adoption and enforcement of standards consistent with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) minimum criteria in participating and flood-prone communities. This cooperative agreement strives to empower states and territories to own and effectively manage their flood risk and reduce exposure, disaster costs, and recovery demands by providing planning flexibility, tools and best practices, and FEMA expertise to support implementation of their NFIP programs.
This cooperative agreement funds NFIP Coordinating Agencies to conduct specific activities in support of NFIP administration and enables independent investment to build capacity and capability in line with the provisions set forth in 44 C.F.R. § 60.25.
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Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $750K
- Total Program Funding
- $15.0M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 51
- Cost Sharing Required?
- Yes
- Funding Instrument
- cooperative_agreement
Key Dates
Agency Contact
FEMA GO Help Desk 1-877-585-3242 femago@fema.dhs.gov
femago@fema.dhs.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov