To be eligible for financial assistance, an item of work must be required as the result of the major disaster event. Repair of non-disaster related damage, or work to correct inadequacies that existed prior to the disaster, is not eligible for reimbursement. It is the applicant’s responsibility to show the damage is disaster-related. The Applicant did not demonstrate that the damage and requested work were a direct result of the disaster. Applicants performing restoration work on a damaged facility may use the opportunity to make additional improvements while still restoring the facility to its predisaster function and capacity. Because the Facility was not eligible for funding, the Applicant’s requested improved project designation is also ineligible.

: The Republic County Highway Department (Applicant) has not demonstrated that it routinely maintained Bridge A.3-2.8 (Facility) prior to the disaster or that the work requested was directly caused by the disaster.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. § 206.223. PA Guide, at 29, 33, 100. Arthur County, FEMA-4225-DR-NE, at 3.