Claudia joined Ad Astra in 2022 to work with grant management and compliance. She holds a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law and has four years of experience in Grant Management with Disaster Recovery funds. She previously worked in the Policy and Compliance Division for PRDOH Grant Managers and specialized in compliance reviews of the CDBG-DR Programs portfolio to provide authoritative guidance on multiple aspects of program policy, implementation activities, and best practices.
Ms. Luyando also specializes in developing complex written material for effective implementation of federal grants including Standard Operating Procedures, Policies, Agreements, and technical documents such as Notifications, Templates, and Forms.
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR DISASTER RECOVERY (CDBG-DR)
• Housing; Homebuyer Assistance Program
• Housing; Home Repair, Reconstruction or Relocation Program
• Housing; Rental Assistance Program
• Housing; Community Energy and Water Resilience Installations Program
• Housing; Social Interest Housing Program
• Economy; Small Business Financing Program
• Economy; Re-Grow PR Urban Rural Agriculture Program
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (ARPA), CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND (“CSFRF”)
• Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA)
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
• Public Assistance (PA)
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL (INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT)
• PR Broadband Program
• Horne Puerto Rico, Senior Associate, 2020-2022
• Uva Group, LLC, Customer Service Lead, 2020
• Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, LLC, Legal Assistant, 2016
• Bachelor’s Degree, Sociology Major, Syracuse University
• School of Law, Juris Doctor, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
