To be eligible; costs must be directly tied to the performance of eligible work.Here; the Applicant has not substantiated through documentation that the costs are directly tied to the performance of eligible work.An applicant is not liable for reimbursement or any other penalty for any payment made pursuant to the Stafford Act if the payment was authorized in the approved agreement specifying the costs; the costs were reasonable; and the purpose of the grant was accomplished.Here; the Applicant did not maintain its financial and programmatic records for three years following submission of the Recipient final expenditure report; in violation of a post-award term or condition of the award. Because the purpose of the grant was not accomplished; section 705(c) does not prohibit FEMA from deobligating previously awarded funding.

Lake Worth.; FEMA-1545-1561-1609-DR-FL; at 10-12; Columbus Consol. Gov’t.; FEMA-3218-EM-GA; at 6; City of Sweetwater; FEMA-1345-DR-FL; at 4.HeadnotesTo be eligible; costs must be directly tied to the performance of eligible work.Here; the Applicant has not substantiated through documentation that the costs are directly tied to the performance of eligible work.An applicant is not liable for reimbursement or any other penalty for any payment made pursuant to the Stafford Act if the payment was authorized in the approved agreement specifying the costs; the costs were reasonable; and the purpose of the grant was accomplished.Here; the Applicant did not maintain its financial and programmatic records for three years following submission of the Recipient’s final expenditure report; in violation of a post-award term or condition of the award. Because the purpose of the grant was not accomplished; section 705(c) does not prohibit FEMA from deobligating previously awarded funding.