South Carolina Statewide Housing Flood Recovery Program

Ardurra served as program manager for an unprecedented full-spectrum housing recovery program supporting 1,500+ families across South Carolina's 22 eligible counties following major disaster events. The accelerated program encompassed intake, design, construction, grant management, database management, internal audit, VOAD coordination, environmental compliance, and closeout services through a strategic partnership with Horne LLP and SLS.

Startup activities targeted community leaders, governments, and non-profit organizations to communicate program requirements, key deadlines, and customer service access points. Mobile intake centers and program brochure distribution reached known impacted citizens throughout the state, while joint damage assessments, environmental reviews, and builder reconnaissance ensured uniformity and expediency across all counties.

Key Program Management Achievements:

• Managed unprecedented housing recovery program supporting 1,500+ families across 22 South Carolina counties through comprehensive disaster response services

• Determined eligibility for all 1,500 families within 3 months of program startup through efficient intake and assessment processes

• Prioritized vulnerable populations with 43% of eligible families, including age-dependent or disabled household members

• Served low-income communities with 67% of applicants earning 30% or below the area median income through targeted assistance prioritization

• Established mobile intake centers with community leader coordination, ensuring comprehensive outreach to impacted citizens

• Conducted joint assessment teams delivering uniformity and expediency through integrated damage assessment, environmental review, and site reconnaissance

• Implemented accelerated timeline delivery through strategic partnership coordination and comprehensive program management

The housing recovery program demonstrates exceptional disaster response coordination while prioritizing South Carolina's most vulnerable citizens. Strategic intake processes and vulnerability-based prioritization ensured the rapid delivery of assistance to age-dependent, disabled, and low-income households requiring immediate housing recovery support following major disaster events.