Fiscal Year 2026 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9
FEMA cooperative agreements fund eligible CTP partners with active Partnership Agreements to develop flood hazard data and flood maps that support community flood-risk awareness and mitigation decisions.
⚑ Eligibility is limited to entities or entity types with an active Partnership Agreement; the notice excerpt does not specify whether a public university can apply directly. · Cooperative agreement. · Region 9 competition; total FY 2026 funding is $41M across 9 regions. · Flood hazard data and flood maps, not general research.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: emergency_disaster_resilience, water_resources, environment, public_health (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds data/survey infrastructure; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: substantial; funds data infrastructure |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CTP) is one mechanism that FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) use to deliver flood information to communities. CTP recipients develop flood hazard data and maps for communities to increase public awareness of flood risk and potential actions to reduce that risk.
With flood mapping capacity and capabilities, CTPs strengthen the local ability to make informed decisions about reducing flood risk. The data that the program provides also contributes to responsible planning and decision-making across government agencies and the private sector.
Please note that total FY 2026 CTP Program Funding is $41,000,000 across 9 regions.
Eligibility
Only the following entities or entity types with an active Partnership Agreement are eligible to apply.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Mariano Almonte Grantor <femago@fema.dhs.gov>