The Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) authorizes USACE to plan,
design and construct small scale projects under existing program
authority from Congress. Local governments and agencies seeking
assistance may request USACE to investigate potential water resource
issues that may fit a particular authority.
A CAP project is conducted in two phases: a feasibility phase and a
design and implementation phase. Both phases of a CAP project are
cost-shared between the federal government and the non-federal
sponsor. Certain territories of the United States (including Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as well as Tribal organizations, are eligible for
a reduction of the CAP Program non-federal cost-sharing requirement
(based on the Water Resources Reform Development Acts of 2014 and
2016, applicable CAP projects with feasibility phase agreements or
construction contracts executed on or after June 10, 2014, are eligible
for waivers up to $455,000).
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960, as amended
What USACE Can Do
The Floodplain Management Services (FPMS) Program provides the full
range of technical services and planning guidance needed to support
effective floodplain management. Funding cannot support
construction. FPMS are 100 percent federally funded. The maximum
federal limit is $10 million per project.
General Technical Services
The program develops or interprets site-specific data on obstructions to
flood flows; flood formation and timing; flood depths or stages;
floodwater velocities; and the extent, duration, and frequency of
flooding. It also provides information on natural and cultural resources
before and after the use of floodplain management measures.
Special Studies
Special studies can range from helping a community identify present or
future floodplain areas to a broad assessment of the various floodplain
management alternatives. Some of the most common types of Special
Studies include:
• Floodplain Delineation
and Flood Hazard Evaluation
• DamBreak Analysis
• Flood Warning/Preparedness
• Regulatory Floodway
• Comprehensive Floodplain
Management
• Urbanization Impact
• Storm Water Management
• Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Sediment
Transport Modeling