New York State Governor's Office of Storm Recovery Archived Websites

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery, which was formed in 2013 to coordinate the disbursal of federal assistance following Hurricane Irene (2011), Tropical Storm Lee (2011), and Hurricane Sandy (2012).

B2517-14: This accretion consists of a copy of the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery site that was produced on March 19, 2014, during the first term of office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (2011- ). It contains information about grants and loans to small businesses that suffered storm-related losses, including coastal fisheries and seasonal tourism enterprises. It also includes eligibility criteria, a homeowner's handbook, frequently asked questions, forms, and other resources relating to the NY Rising Housing Recovery Program for homeowners and rental property owners. NY Rising Community Revitalization Program resources include select materials from a 2013 storm recovery conference, sample housing and economic needs assessments, a risk mapping methodology document, coastal and riverine risk assessment tools, and almost sixty conceptual reconstruction plans drafted by villages, towns, cities, counties, and multiple local governments. Maps and lists detailing the total amounts of federal funding distributed to each county are also present.

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, the video recordings of the 2013 storm recovery conference and the risk assessment planning maps could not be captured properly in 2014.

B2517-20: This accretion contains a copy of the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery site produced on April 7, 2020, during the third term of office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (2011- ). It contains updated information about grants and loans available to small businesses that suffered storm-related losses, a small business program policy manual, and information about a mentorship program for businesses navigating the application process and the Superstorm Sandy Fishery Disaster Relief Program. It also includes a guidebook, fact sheets, lists of deadlines, and other resources concerning assistance available to owners of storm-damaged single-family homes, cooperative apartments and condominiums, rental properties and to affordable housing and manufactured home communities. Additional NY Rising Community Revitalization Program resources include more than eighty final conceptual plans submitted by villages, towns, cities, counties, and multiple local governments and land use studies, risk area maps, public engagement meeting materials, and other forms of supporting documentation. It also contains information about planned coastal and water system infrastructure projects, current (2020) and past (2014-2019) Requests for Proposals released by the office, redacted copies of all contracts awarded by the office (2012-2019) and contract amendments, Notices of Funding Availability (2015-2018) issued by the office, and environmental compliance documentation for community revitalization projects.

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, some frequently asked questions sections and some video files could not be captured properly in early 2020.

This accretion also includes an April 16, 2020 copy of the office's New York State Storm Recovery Opportunities site. It contains information about work opportunities for individuals who met United State Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 3 criteria (residence in public housing or low income status) and information about contracting and subcontracting opportunities open to firms that were owned by or employed individuals who met Section 3 criteria.

Researchers should note that some sections of this site were password-protected and thus could not be captured properly.

The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these websites in order to preserve the information they contain.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.