6 AAC 94.240 - Eligible expense categories for disaster grants

(a) Subject to 6 AAC 94.250, the division will make grants available under 6 AAC 94.200 - 6 AAC 94.280 to help a grantee meet necessary expenses or serious needs by providing essential items or services in the following categories:

(1) housing; with respect to primary residences that are owner-occupied at the time of the disaster, the division will authorize grants to:

(A) repair, replace, or rebuild; for purposes of this subparagraph, "housing" does not include landscaping;

(B) provide access; if an access serves more than one individual or family, an owner-occupant whose primary residence is served by the access may

(i) receive a grant for a proportionate share of the cost of repairing the access; and

(ii) combine a grant amount determined under (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section with money made available by the other individuals or families if an agreement for joint use of the access is executed or if joint ownership of the access is agreed to;

(C) clean, make sanitary, or remove debris; debris removal is limited to the minimum necessary to remove health or safety hazards from the residence or to protect against additional damage to the residence;

(D) provide or to take minimum protective measures against a potential safety hazard to the primary residence if that hazard

(i) is caused by the disaster; and

(ii) will cause, if not repaired, an actual safety hazard from common weather or environmental events; or

(E) pay for minimization measures required to enable an owner-occupant to receive assistance from other means or to enable the owner-occupant to comply with flood plain management regulations, including zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances, and other applications of the police power, if those regulations pertain to floodplain management and provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction;

(2) personal property; the division will authorize grants to replace, repair, sanitize, or clean an eligible personal property item or to move or store an eligible personal property item to prevent or reduce damage from the disaster; eligible personal property items must be repaired, cleaned, or sanitized in lieu of replacement if verification indicates that repair or cleaning is economically feasible; for purposes of this paragraph, eligible personal property items are

(A) clothing;

(B) household items, furnishings, or appliances; and

(C) tools, specialized or protective clothing, and equipment if:

(i) required by an employer as a condition of employment; or

(ii) required by the applicant as a self-employed person in order to conduct the applicant's business;

(3) transportation; the division will authorize grants to repair, or to replace, a family's or individual's only means of transportation, or to provide public transportation for the individual or family for one year from the date of the disaster declaration; an individual or family who did not have a means of transportation before the disaster but who the division determines has a need for private transportation directly as a result of the disaster is eligible for a grant for family or individual transportation; the division will not authorize a grant for transportation replacement or repair that exceeds 50 percent of the maximum grant amount set out in AS 26.23.090(b), except if the grant includes the cost of accommodating a disabled applicant;

(4) medical or dental expenses;

(5) funeral expenses; grants may be made to pay for expenses related to funerals, burials, and cremations;

(6) the cost of flood insurance premiums for one year; if flood insurance is required under 6 AAC 94.250, the division will withhold the cost of the premiums from the grantee's grant award and purchase the insurance for the grantee;

(7) the cost of any cost estimates that the division requires the applicant to provide under 6 AAC 94.210(d) for grant eligibility determinations, excluding the cost of an estimate done to support an appeal by the applicant;

(8) other essential items or services, if warranted in the division's determination based on the circumstances of the disaster.

(b) If a predisaster renter receives a grant under 6 AAC 94.200 - 6 AAC 94.280 for eligible personal property household items, furnishings or appliances, and these items are an integral part of the mobile home or other furnished unit, the predisaster renter may apply the funds awarded for these specific items toward the purchase of the mobile home or other furnished unit and toward mobile home site development, towing, setup, and utility connections.

Notes

6 AAC 94.240

Eff. 2/11/2000, Register 153; am 7/1/2000, Register 154

Authority:AS 26.23.020

AS 26.23.040

AS 26.23.050

AS 26.23.090

AS 26.23.220

AS 26.23.300