Cooperating technical partners

The $108,000 Project Grant award under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program supports Harris County Flood Control's efforts to enhance the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and strengthen community resilience against flooding hazards in the Houston, TX area. The award, with a period of performance from September 2024 to September 2026, will fund a range of technical services including flood hazard mapping, risk assessments, data modeling, and community engagement initiatives. As a CTP, Harris County Flood Control leverages local expertise to improve flood risk identification, increase public awareness, and inform community-level mitigation strategies aligned with FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) efforts. This federal grant award builds upon the organization's prior CTP cooperative agreements with FEMA, totaling $950,000 in 2021 and $1.9 million in 2022, further demonstrating their extensive involvement in disaster recovery and resilience initiatives.