New FEMA NOFOs Bring CAP Changes, CTP Funding Cuts

FEMA announced two major Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) on June 30: the Community
Assistance Program – State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) and the Cooperating Technical
Partners (CTP) program

While ASFPM is pleased to see funding opportunities for two critical floodplain management programs, the changes outlined in the CAP-SSSE NOFO and the funding level for CTP have raised significant concerns among ASFPM members and other state partners. ASFPM has already heard from members who are seeking more information and guidance on what these changes mean for their programs.

“We are disappointed that significant changes to these programs are being made without meaningful input from the state and local partners who rely on these funds to support floodplain management and flood mapping efforts,” said ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. “The timing of the announcement — released the day before many state fiscal years begin — also creates significant challenges for grantees trying to understand and respond to the new requirements.”

Berginnis noted that CAP-SSSE and CTP represent some of FEMA’s strongest examples of federal-state-local partnerships in disaster resilience.

“Yet, instead of empowering states and communities so they can work in partnership with FEMA to reduce flood risk and make our nation more resilient, these changes would do the opposite — despite support from Congress for flood mapping and floodplain management,” he said.

CAP-SSSE

The FY 2026 CAP-SSSE funding opportunity makes $15 million available — the same amount available in the previous year. Among the changes outlined in this year’s NOFO:

• Community NFIP compliance audits will be conducted by states going forward, with states expected to use FEMA’s new Compliance Audit Tool.

• Federal funds cannot be used for state staff conference attendance, professional membership dues, professional certifications, or communication and promotion of flood topics.

The CAP-SSSE application period closes August 11, 2026. View the CAP-SSSE NOFO.

CTP

The FY 2026 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) grant program funding opportunity makes $41 million available to communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. This is less than half of the funding levels in recent years. From FY 2022–2024, the average amount of funding available through each CTP NOFO was $83.3 million. In addition, no CTP NOFO was issued in FY 2025, even though Congress had fully appropriated funding for FEMA’s mapping program.

The CTP application period closes August 17, 2026. View the CTP NOFO.

ASFPM will continue reviewing the details of both NOFOs and will provide additional information and analysis as more details become available