To be eligible for Public Assistance (PA) funding; work must be required as the result of the disaster. An applicant is responsible for providing documentation to support its claim as eligible and show that work is required to address damage caused by the disaster; and where pre-existing damage exists; to distinguish that damage from the disaster-related damage. FEMA does not provide PA funding for the repair of damage caused by deterioration or deferred maintenance. It is the applicant responsibility to provide documentation to substantiate its claim as eligible.The Applicant post-disaster photographs show long-term deterioration; including undermining and scour resulting from water flow over an extended period of time. The Applicant has not provided predisaster documentation that could assist FEMA to distinguish between pre-existing damage and claimed disaster-related damage.The Applicant has not shown that the requested work to the Facility is required as a result of the declared incident rather than from deterioration or pre-existing damage; thus; the claimed work is not eligible for PA funding. Therefore; FEMA denies this appeal as it pertains to the Facility but remands the issue of whether work and associated costs to repair the asphalt road are eligible to the Region 2 Regional Administrator for further review.

HeadnotesTo be eligible for Public Assistance (PA) funding; work must be required as the result of the disaster. An applicant is responsible for providing documentation to support its claim as eligible and show that work is required to address damage caused by the disaster; and where pre-existing damage exists; to distinguish that damage from the disaster-related damage. FEMA does not provide PA funding for the repair of damage caused by deterioration or deferred maintenance. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide documentation to substantiate its claim as eligible.The Applicant’s post-disaster photographs show long-term deterioration; including undermining and scour resulting from water flow over an extended period of time. The Applicant has not provided predisaster documentation that could assist FEMA to distinguish between pre-existing damage and claimed disaster-related damage.ConclusionThe Applicant has not shown that the requested work to the Facility is required as a result of the declared incident rather than from deterioration or pre-existing damage; thus; the claimed work is not eligible for PA funding. Therefore; FEMA denies this appeal as it pertains to the Facility but remands the issue of whether work and associated costs to repair the asphalt road are eligible to the Region 2 Regional Administrator for further review.