Case Study: Mississippi restores disaster recovery and manages $5.5B in funding with BDO

Mississippi managed $5.48B in Katrina recovery with BDO

The state of Mississippi faced an unprecedented challenge managing $5.48 billion in federal disaster recovery funding after Hurricane Katrina, with strict compliance requirements and a lack of coordinated processes across multiple agencies. To prevent funds from being recaptured and to bring structure to the complex effort, the state engaged BDO for statewide program management services.

BDO implemented centralized oversight, coordinating programs across agencies and establishing strong documentation and reporting processes to ensure compliance with FEMA and HUD. As a result, BDO helped Mississippi manage the entire recovery portfolio, deliver nearly 11,000 completed housing units, and save the state more than $30 million, with their systems even being cited as a model by federal overseers.

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