Nassau County Superstorm Sandy Recovery Program

Ardurra served as program manager, delivering comprehensive recovery assistance and expert advisory services for Nassau County following Superstorm Sandy, and implementing master systems and processes that support long-term community resilience and infrastructure reconstruction. The extensive scope encompassed financial tracking, application development, data management, and expert advisory services across multiple federal funding mechanisms, including FEMA, HUD CDBG-DR, and various grant programs.

Ardurra secured funding for the largest single project ever funded by FEMA - the $810 million Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant reconstruction. Key staff worked tirelessly with county officials, senators, the governor, and FEMA staff to secure this unprecedented funding, demonstrating exceptional advocacy and grant coordination expertise.

Key Program Management Services:

• Managed a comprehensive disaster recovery program, implementing master systems for financial tracking, application development, and data management

• Secured $810 million FEMA funding for Bay Park STP - the largest single FEMA-funded project in agency history

• Identified five additional funding sources, including FEMA, HUD CDBG-DR, FHWA, USDA, and New York Environmental Facilities Corporation programs

• Provided expert advisory services across multiple federal funding mechanisms, supporting long-term community recovery objectives

• Managed debris oversight and professional services procurement, ensuring federal compliance and efficient contractor selection

• Developed federal-compliant contracts meeting strict guidelines for disaster recovery funding utilization

• Coordinated high-level stakeholder engagement with County officials, federal agencies, and state leadership, securing critical infrastructure funding

The program management earned Nassau County's trust through knowledgeable, committed service spanning emergency repair through long-term recovery implementation. Strategic funding identification and exceptional advocacy secured critical resources supporting community resilience while establishing new benchmarks for disaster recovery program coordination and federal funding acquisition.