It is the applicant responsibility to demonstrate that claimed damage was directly caused by the incident; and where pre-existing damage exists; to distinguish that damage from the disaster-related damage. If an eligible facility is located on a slope and is damaged as a result of a landslide or slope instability triggered by the declared incident; FEMA may approve PA funding to restore integral ground that supports the facility.The Applicant has not provided any documentation (e.g.; geotechnical reports or engineering assessments) that attributes the cause of the claimed damage to the disaster.The records provided by the Applicant do not document the predisaster condition of the road; to distinguish pre-existing damage from damage caused by the disaster.Thus; work to stabilize the embankment is not eligible as integral ground because the Applicant has not shown that the embankment supports a disaster-damaged facility.

City of Paintsville; FEMA-4595-DR-KY; 2-3.Vinton Cnty. Eng’r; FEMA-4424-DR-OH; at 3.HeadnotesIt is the applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that claimed damage was directly caused by the incident; and where pre-existing damage exists; to distinguish that damage from the disaster-related damage. If an eligible facility is located on a slope and is damaged as a result of a landslide or slope instability triggered by the declared incident; FEMA may approve PA funding to restore integral ground that supports the facility.The Applicant has not provided any documentation (e.g.; geotechnical reports or engineering assessments) that attributes the cause of the claimed damage to the disaster.The records provided by the Applicant do not document the predisaster condition of the road; to distinguish pre-existing damage from damage caused by the disaster.Thus; work to stabilize the embankment is not eligible as integral ground because the Applicant has not shown that the embankment supports a disaster-damaged facility.