Pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c)(2), grantees have 60 days to submit first appeals to FEMA. Here, the Grantee did not forward the first appeal for 297 days. Because the first appeal was untimely the Applicant’s appeal rights lapsed.

: Because the first appeal failed to comply with the requirements of 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c), St. Thomas University's (Applicant) first appeal was untimely, and its appeal rights lapsed. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 423. 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c)(1), (2). Palisades Med. Ctr., FEMA-4086-DR-NJ, at 4. Fla. Dep’t of Transp., FEMA-4068-DR-FL, at 3-4. City of Lake Mary, FEMA-1539-DR-FL, at 4.