An item of work must be required as a result of the incident to be eligible for Public Assistance funding. It is the Applicant responsibility to demonstrate that the damage is the direct result of the incident.Here; the Applicant has not substantiated through documentation that its damages are the direct result of the declared incident.The Applicant has not demonstrated that the work to repair the roads was required as a result of the disaster and; therefore; it is not eligible for PA funding. Therefore; the appeal is denied.

HeadnotesAn item of work must be required as a result of the incident to be eligible for Public Assistance funding. It is the Applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that the damage is the direct result of the incident.Here; the Applicant has not substantiated through documentation that its damages are the direct result of the declared incident.ConclusionThe Applicant has not demonstrated that the work to repair the roads was required as a result of the disaster and; therefore; it is not eligible for PA funding. Therefore; the appeal is denied.