Per 44 C.F.R. 206.223(a)(1); to be eligible for financial assistance; an item of work must be required as the result of the major disaster. The PAPPG; at 19 and 133; provides that 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. FEMA does not provide PA funding for normal maintenance or the repair of damage caused by deterioration.Per the PAPPG; at 128; if an eligible facility is located on a slope and is damaged as a result of a landslide or slope instability triggered by the incident; FEMA determines the stability of the slope that supports the facility before it approves PA funding to restore the facility. Site inspections and limited geotechnical assessments to determine site stability and to obtain a technical opinion of the cause of the slope failure are eligible.Here; the Applicant has not provided documentation to demonstrate that work to repair the claimed damage to the road and embankment occurred as a result of the disaster and not due to preexisting deterioration. Accordingly; the costs requested to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the slope stability supporting the road are not eligible for funding.FEMA finds that the Applicant has not demonstrated that the claimed work was required as a result of the declared incident. Therefore; this appeal is denied.

HeadnotesPer 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1); to be eligible for financial assistance; an item of work must be required as the result of the major disaster. The PAPPG; at 19 and 133; provides that 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. FEMA does not provide PA funding for normal maintenance or the repair of damage caused by deterioration.Per the PAPPG; at 128; if an eligible facility is located on a slope and is damaged as a result of a landslide or slope instability triggered by the incident; FEMA determines the stability of the slope that supports the facility before it approves PA funding to restore the facility. Site inspections and limited geotechnical assessments to determine site stability and to obtain a technical opinion of the cause of the slope failure are eligible.Here; the Applicant has not provided documentation to demonstrate that work to repair the claimed damage to the road and embankment occurred as a result of the disaster and not due to preexisting deterioration. Accordingly; the costs requested to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the slope stability supporting the road are not eligible for funding.ConclusionFEMA finds that the Applicant has not demonstrated that the claimed work was required as a result of the declared incident. Therefore; this appeal is denied.