Section 406 of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to provide assistance for the repair; restoration; reconstruction or replacement of facilities damaged by a major disaster. Such work must be required as a direct result of the declared major disaster or emergency. It is the Applicant responsibility to substantiate its claim. 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 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 may also be eligible.The Applicant has not provided documentation showing that the road was damaged by a landslide or slope failure triggered by the declared disaster. Accordingly; the costs requested to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the slope stability supporting the road is not eligible for funding.FEMA finds the Applicant has not demonstrated that the embankment or adjacent road were damaged by the declared incident. Accordingly; work to repair the embankment is ineligible for funding. Therefore; this appeal is denied.

HeadnotesSection 406 of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to provide assistance for the repair; restoration; reconstruction or replacement of facilities damaged by a major disaster. Such work must be required as a direct result of the declared major disaster or emergency. It is the Applicant’s responsibility to substantiate its claim. 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 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 may also be eligible.The Applicant has not provided documentation showing that the road was damaged by a landslide or slope failure triggered by the declared disaster. Accordingly; the costs requested to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the slope stability supporting the road is not eligible for funding.ConclusionFEMA finds the Applicant has not demonstrated that the embankment or adjacent road were damaged by the declared incident. Accordingly; work to repair the embankment is ineligible for funding. Therefore; this appeal is denied.