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 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.Here; the Applicant has not demonstrated that the embankment or adjacent road were damaged by the declared incident. Accordingly; the costs requested to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the slope stability supporting the road are not eligible for funding.

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 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.Here; the Applicant has not demonstrated that the embankment or adjacent road were damaged by the declared incident. Accordingly; the costs requested to conduct a geotechnical assessment of the slope stability supporting the road are not eligible for funding.Conclusion