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. FEMA has the authority to provide PA funding for cost-effective hazard mitigation measures for facilities damaged by the incident. The hazard mitigation measures proposed by the Applicant are not associated with disaster-related damages. Further, FEMA is unable to determine whether or how the proposed mitigation measures would protect the Facility from future damage.

The Applicant has not demonstrated that work to replace the Facility’s roof or restore interior spaces is required as a direct result of the disaster, rather than the result of predisaster conditions or deferred maintenance. Such work is ineligible for PA funding. Consequently, the Applicant’s hazard mitigation proposal is also ineligible. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.223(a)(1), 206.226(e). PAPPG v3.1, at 19-20, 97, 99, 118. El Paso Cty., FEMA-4229-DR-CO, at 8. Republic Cty. Highway Dep’t, FEMA-4230-DR-KS, at 4.