44 C.F.R. § 206.223 states that an item of work must be required as a direct result of the disaster to be eligible for PA funding. It is the Applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that the damage is disaster-related. Here, the documentation submitted by the Applicant shows that the claimed damage is the result of normal deterioration over time, deferred maintenance, and the design and construction of the Facility.

The Applicant has not demonstrated that the damage to the Facility was the result of the disaster. Therefore, the work to repair and upgrade the Facility is ineligible for FEMA funding, and the appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.201(k), 206.223(a)(1), 206.226. PA Guide at 29, 33, 34, 79. Baptist Hosps. Of Se. Tex., FEMA-4332-DR-TX, at 3; Republic Cty. Highway Dep’t., FEMA-4230-DR-KS, at 4. Univ. of Tex. Med. Branch, FEMA-1791-DR-TX, at 3.