Map Modernization Management Support (97.070)
Program
97.070 Map Modernization Management Support
Federal Agency
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Authorization
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (also known as the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4101; the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969; the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973; as amended; and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
Program Number
97.070
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To increase local involvement in, and ownership of, management of the development and maintenance of flood hazard maps produced for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).
Uses and Use Restrictions
The funds are authorized to supplement, not supplant, ongoing flood hazard mapping management efforts by the local, regional, or State agency.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
All States and Commonwealths (including the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States), regional agencies, and communities may apply. All applicants must be communities participating and in good standing in the NFIP or agencies which service participating NFIP communities.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Funding under this program is ultimately used by emergency management, land-use planning, permitting, lending and insurance organizations, and programs of States, the District of Columbia, territories and possessions of the United States, and local governments.
Credentials/Documentation
Successful applicants are expected to submit a Business Plan, Application for Federal Assistance (SF424, etc.), Assurances, and Certifications. The Business Plan must provide a brief description of the proposed activities to support the management of production and/or maintenance of flood hazard mapping. Proposed Business Plans must be pre-approved by the FEMA regional office and all approved activities must ultimately contribute to the achievement of four over-arching goals of the Map Modernization Program: 1. Establish and maintain a premier data collection and delivery system: Create a premier, geo-spatial system that provides easy access to reliable flood hazard data and other information and hazard data to support risk management applications and operations. 2. Achieve effective program management: Develop and provide a continually improving program management structure that motivates partners to share responsibilities and aligns partner missions to reduce the nation's vulnerability to flood and other hazards. 3. Build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships: Foster mutually beneficial partnerships that achieve shared outcomes through the communication of flood risk and other hazard information and improve the systems that support them. Partnerships will result in enhanced delivery of risk management applications and operations. 4. Expand and better inform the user community: Foster public and stakeholder understanding of where to obtain flood and other hazard data and how to use and analyze it in order to make sound decisions to reduce their vulnerability to natural, and man made hazards.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
All applicants should consult the FEMA Regional Office for application information and technical assistance. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
All eligible applicants are provided guidance on MMMS, including instructions for managing the Cooperative Agreement. The instructions are fully consistent with all applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars and the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments which FEMA has implemented as 44 CFR 13.
Award Procedure
FEMA Regional Directors make final decisions to approve Cooperative Agreements with the State agencies, regional agencies, or communities, and notify the applicants of their awards.
Deadlines
All eligible applicants are notified of target dates and any applicable deadlines by way of the MMMS guidance package.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
None.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
There are no matching requirements; however, Regional Directors shall determine individual levels of funding based upon the activities proposed and the level of commitment shown in the Business Plans, and how these activities will contribute toward the overall goals of map modernization. In addition applicants must be legislatively, administratively, and technically capable of providing proposed products or services.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
The performance period for assistance is from 12 to 24 months.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Performance and financial reports are due 30 days after the end of each six months (i.e., January 30, and July 30). In addition, if necessary, the Regional Director may require quarterly performance and financial reports (i.e., January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30). If the more frequent reports are necessary, this requirement will be called upon initiation of the Cooperative Agreement. The final performance report is due 90 days after the expiration or termination of support. The final financial report is due 90 days after the expiration or termination of support.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003)," Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a singlle or a program- specific audit conducted for the year. Nonfederal entities expending less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in OMB Circular No. A -133.
Records
Records and accounts are to be retained, generally for 3 years as prescribed by OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and No. A-110.
Program Accomplishments
None. New Program.
Financial Information
Account Identification
70-5464-0-2-453.
Obligations
FY 03 $1,890,000; FY 04 est $5,400,000; and FY 05 est $5,400,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
FY 03 average was $35,000 per participant for the development of an approved Business Plan. There is no additional historical information upon which to base ranges and averages. There will be a minimum of $25,000 available for activities included in each participant's approved business plan. Additional funding will be available based upon leveraging, proposed activities and their contribution to the overall Map Modernization goals.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Annual program guidance will be available to all MMMS participants and the general public on the FEMA website at http://www.fema.gov.
Related Programs
97.022, Flood Insurance; 97.045, Cooperating Technical Partners.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
FEMA Regional Offices will manage all program activities under the MMMS initiative. See Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive, SW., Washington DC 20528. Telephone (202) 282-8000.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Examples of fundable projects include outreach efforts, coordinating mapping needs assessment, digital base map inventory, managing updates to national management information system, training efforts for State and local officials, coordination and effort in building partnerships, staffing, project scooping participation, compliance, map adoption management, management and map maintenance, program management planning for multiple flood mapping projects, hydrology and hydraulics review, DFIRM maintenance, technical standards agreement for state and/or local efforts, performing metrics and goals.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Applicants must 1) have processes or systems in place that support mapping management or data collection activities that contribute to flood hazard identification; 2) demonstrate the capability and commitment to perform the mapping activities for which it is applying; 3) be a community participant, in good standing, of the NFIP; 4) have ability to perform the financial management activities required as part of the agreement; and 5) have in-house staff capabilities in the appropriate technical area for the activities it will be responsible for, and/or assurance that work performed by contractors will meet the requirements of 44 CFR Part 13.
