Per 44 C.F.R. 206.223(a)(1); to be eligible for funding; an item of work must be required as a result of the disaster. The PA Guide states that for facilities such as roadways and culverts; which require routine maintenance to maintain their designed function; it may be possible to review predisaster maintenance or inspection reports to verify the predisaster condition and assess eligible disaster damage. It is the subrecipient responsibility to demonstrate that damage is disaster-related.The Subrecipient provided predisaster budgets and material purchase invoices; which document a general program of routine predisaster road maintenance. However; neither the budgets nor the invoices document specific items of maintenance work; which would enable verification of predisaster conditions at the sites on appeal.The Subrecipient did not otherwise document the predisaster condition of its roads. Appeal Letter

HeadnotesPer 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1); to be eligible for funding; an item of work must be required as a result of the disaster. The PA Guide states that for facilities such as roadways and culverts; which require routine maintenance to maintain their designed function; it may be possible to review predisaster maintenance or inspection reports to verify the predisaster condition and assess eligible disaster damage. It is the subrecipient’s responsibility to demonstrate that damage is disaster-related.The Subrecipient provided predisaster budgets and material purchase invoices; which document a general program of routine predisaster road maintenance. However; neither the budgets nor the invoices document specific items of maintenance work; which would enable verification of predisaster conditions at the sites on appeal.The Subrecipient did not otherwise document the predisaster condition of its roads. Appeal Letter