An eligible item of work must be required as a result of the disaster event. For permanent work, the Applicant must demonstrate that damage was caused by the declared incident; FEMA does not provide funding for repair of damage caused by deterioration or deferred maintenance. FEMA noted at its inspection of the Facility deterioration of the roof that predated the disaster. The Applicant has not provided any documentation of the predisaster state or maintenance of the Facility’s Sawmill roof. Hazard mitigation funding is only available for facilities damaged by the incident as to directly reduce the potential of future, similar damage to the facility. The Applicant has requested hazard mitigation funds to repair roofs which were not damaged by the disaster.

The Applicant has not demonstrated that the claimed damage was caused by the disaster or that the Facility is eligible for hazard mitigation funding. Accordingly, the appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 406(a)(1)(B). 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a). PAPPG, at 19, 97, 99, 133-35. El Paso Cty., FEMA-4229-DR-CO (Apr. 4, 2019). City of Brenham, FEMA-4272-DR-TX (Mar. 12, 2019).