FEMA provides PA funding to eligible applicants for the repair of roadside ditches damaged or destroyed by disasters when the work is required as a result of the declared incident. FEMA does not provide PA funding for the repair of damage caused by deterioration or deferred maintenance. When evaluating the eligibility of reported road damage; FEMA reviews maintenance records or documentation establishing that the Applicant has a routine maintenance program. Such documentation may be helpful to establish the predisaster condition of a facility and demonstrate that the damage was directly caused by the incident. In order to differentiate any predisaster deterioration from potentially eligible disaster-related damage; the Applicant provided documentation establishing that it performed routine maintenance that would address the type of predisaster damage shown in the 2015 photographs. The Applicant has therefore demonstrated that the work is required to address damage caused by the disaster.FEMA finds that the Applicant has demonstrated the work to repair damages to the Facility is required as a direct result of the declared incident.

HeadnotesFEMA provides PA funding to eligible applicants for the repair of roadside ditches damaged or destroyed by disasters when the work is required as a result of the declared incident. FEMA does not provide PA funding for the repair of damage caused by deterioration or deferred maintenance. When evaluating the eligibility of reported road damage; FEMA reviews maintenance records or documentation establishing that the Applicant has a routine maintenance program. Such documentation may be helpful to establish the predisaster condition of a facility and demonstrate that the damage was directly caused by the incident. In order to differentiate any predisaster deterioration from potentially eligible disaster-related damage; the Applicant provided documentation establishing that it performed routine maintenance that would address the type of predisaster damage shown in the 2015 photographs. The Applicant has therefore demonstrated that the work is required to address damage caused by the disaster.ConclusionFEMA finds that the Applicant has demonstrated the work to repair damages to the Facility is required as a direct result of the declared incident.