Per 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1), to be eligible for financial assistance, an item of work must be required as the result of the emergency or major disaster event. The PAPPG, at 19, provides that FEMA does not provide PA funding for repair of damage caused by deterioration, deferred maintenance, the applicant’s failure to take measures to protect a facility from further damage, or negligence. It is the applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that damage was caused directly by the declared incident. Per PAPPG, at 127, if the Applicant does not provide sufficient documentation to support its claim as eligible, FEMA cannot provide PA funding for the work. Here, the Applicant has not provided documentation to demonstrate that work to repair the claimed damage occurred as a result of the disaster and not due to preexisting deterioration or deferred maintenance.

FEMA finds that the Applicant has not demonstrated that the claimed work was required as a result of the declared incident. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 406(a)(1)(A). 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1). PAPPG, at 19 and 127.