Per 44 C.F.R. 206.202(c), an applicant must submit an RPA to FEMA through the grantee within 30 days of the respective area being designated in the declaration. Per 44 C.F.R. 206.202(b),(f), grantees are responsible for ensuring that potential applicants are aware of available Public Assistance and timely submitting documents necessary for the award of grants. FEMA may extend submission deadlines if the grantee requests an extension and provides justification in writing, based on extenuating circumstances beyond the grantee’s or applicant’s control. Here, the Grantee did not submit the RPA before the submission deadline. Neither the Grantee nor the Applicant has demonstrated that extenuating circumstances beyond their control prevented timely submission of the RPA.

FEMA finds that the Grantee did not submit the Applicant’s RPA within the regulatory deadline and that neither the Grantee nor the Applicant have demonstrated that extenuating circumstances beyond their control prevented timely submission. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

44 C.F.R. § 206.202(b), (c), (f). PAPPG, at 36.