FEMA may approve Alternate Projects based on an eligible project SOW. Engineering services to determine the type and extent of repairs necessary to return a facility to its predisaster condition are generally eligible, but only as part of the overall restoration project. FEMA may reimburse project expenses incurred before the project deadline but only if the project is completed.

The Applicant had no eligible SOW upon which FEMA could base approval of an Alternate Project. In addition, because the Applicant did not restore the Facility, the engineering costs are ineligible. Therefore, FEMA denies the appeal.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.204(d)(2), 206.203(d)(2). PA Guide, at 56-57. DAP 9525.13, Alternate Projects (Aug. 22, 2008).