Fiscal Year 2026 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9
This grant funds local partners in Region 9 to create flood hazard maps and data, helping communities understand and reduce flood risks as part of FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program.
Funder: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Due Dates: August 17, 2026: Full application submission deadline
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000,000 per award; total program funding is $41,000,000; ~100 awards expected; project period up to 3 years.
Summary: Supports creation of flood hazard data and maps to help communities assess and reduce flood risk in FEMA Region 9.
Key Information: Only entities with an active FEMA Partnership Agreement are eligible.
Description
The FEMA Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program for Region 9 provides funding for eligible partners to develop, maintain, and improve flood hazard data and mapping for communities. The goal is to increase public awareness of flood risk and promote actions to reduce that risk, supporting the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and local floodplain management. Eligible activities for FY 2026 are limited to Flood Risk Projects (FRP), Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) review, and Project Management. The program emphasizes completing ongoing mapping projects; no new mapping study starts will be funded in this cycle.
