To be eligible for Public Assistance (PA) funding, an item of work must be required as a direct result of the disaster. Predisaster records do not demonstrate the condition of the Facility’s roof at the time of the disaster. Further, assessments of the roof indicate a potentially significant predisaster issue with the function of the roof’s surface membrane. Therefore, the Applicant has not demonstrated the disaster caused the claimed damage to the Facility’s roof. On first appeal, the RA remanded items of work to repair interior damages, and the Applicant’s HMP, to the TRO for further evaluation; the eligibility of these items is not ripe for decision in the present appeal.

The Applicant has not demonstrated that work to replace the Facility’s roof is required as a direct result of the disaster, rather than the result of predisaster conditions or deferred maintenance. Therefore, as it pertains to the replacement of the Facility roof, the appeal is denied. The Applicant’s appeal related to interior restoration work and hazard mitigation measures is not ripe for decision at this time.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1). PAPPG v3.1, at 19-20, 118. El Paso Cty., FEMA-4229-DR-CO, at 8. Republic Cty. Highway Dep’t, FEMA-4230-DR-KS, at 4.