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Helping communities secure millions to build back stronger and smarter

At a Glance

  • $44M

    Awarded to Tennessee

  • $60M

    For Shelby County

  • $120M

    Awarded to Virginia

HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition

Disaster-struck communities are coming back stronger thanks to a grant offered through the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC).

This two-phase competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), awarded eligible communities nearly $1 billion in HUD disaster recovery funds. Applicants participated in “Resilience Academies” (workshops) to find innovative ways to be more resilient while considering environmental, social, and economic influences.

We helped eight communities in the NDRC identify solutions to natural hazards including hurricanes, tornadoes, mud slides, and flooding. We also supported seven of the academies as subject-matter experts and facilitators. Our local and national experts offered visioning, education, planning, benefit-cost analysis, and resiliency consultation services to Shelby County, Tennessee; the State of Kansas; the Commonwealth of Kentucky; the State of Tennessee; the State of West Virginia; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Of this group, three secured over $225,496,537 to help make their communities stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for the future.

At a Glance

  • $44M

    Awarded to Tennessee

  • $60M

    For Shelby County

  • $120M

    Awarded to Virginia

Meet Our Team

John Malueg, Vice President

We know disasters will happen—helping communities absorb and then rebound quickly is challenging yet imperative to advancing resilience.

Susan Marlow, Director, Client Services

I enjoy seeing digital transformative results in the communities we serve by connecting our engineers and scientists to solve client problems.

Chuck Lounsberry, Senior Principal, Visualization Technology Leader

Through design visualization, we’re helping people tell stories of their project from their perspective to their community.
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John Malueg

Vice President

Susan Marlow

Director, Client Services

Chuck Lounsberry

Senior Principal, Visualization Technology Leader

We’re better together

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    Partner with us today to change how tomorrow looks. You’re exactly what’s needed to help us make it happen in your community.

  • Design your career

    Work with passionate people who are experts in their field. Our teams love what they do and are driven by how their work makes an impact on the communities they serve.

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