Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program Federal
Regulations
These regulations are promulgated to carry out a program of
weatherization assistance for low-income persons established by the
Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 as amended in
Title II, Part 2, of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.
This document allows that if a multi-unit building is under an
assisted or public housing program and is identified by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and included on a list
published by DOE, that building will meet certain income eligibility
requirements, and will also satisfy one or both of the procedural
requirements to protect against rent increases and undue or excessive
enhancement of the weatherized building, as indicated by the list, under
the Weatherization Assistance Program without need for further
evaluation or verification.
Implements OMB Circular A-110 on behalf of the Department of Energy
and establishes uniform administrative requirements for grants and
agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and
non-profit and commercial organizations, including grants and
cooperative agreements administered by state, local and Indian Tribal
governments.
Establishes principles and standards for determining costs for federal
awards carried out through grants, cost reimbursement contracts, and
other agreements with state and local governments and recognized Indian
tribal governments.
This Circular is used by all Federal agencies in determining the costs
of work performed by non-profit organizations under grants, cooperative
agreements, cost reimbursement contracts, and other contracts in which
costs are used in pricing, administration, or settlement.
The Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended in 1996, sets forth standards
for obtaining consistency and uniformity among federal agencies for the
audit of States, local governments, and non-profit organizations
expending federal funds. Non-federal entities that expend $300,000 or
more in a year in federal awards must have a single or program-specific
audit conducted.
This document establishes guidance for use of LIHEAP eligibility
requirements in the WAP and makes several key amendments to the Energy
Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976.