Year: 2012
One Million Homes Weatherized!
By: Alice Gaston, Program Assistant, Weatherization Services NASCSP and the Community Action Partnership (CAP) are pleased to announce that September 27, 2012 marks the one millionth home weatherized under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) since April 2009! With the huge influx of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), WAP
CSBG Data Corner: Connecting the Dots - Census Data to CSBG Data
By Tabitha Beck, Director of Research, CSBG Services, NASCSP On Thursday September 20, the American Community Survey (ACS) will be released by the US Census Bureau. This important information provides estimates for income, poverty, and health insurance, as well as numerous social, economic, and housing characteristics including education, the commute to work, employment, mortgage status, and
Legislative Update - September 18, 2012
By: Brad Penney, Advocates for The Other America The White House has released a report detailing the impact of the $109 billion in cuts that will be imposed by the sequester in January if Congress does not meet certain spending reduction targets (i.e. $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next ten years). According to the report, the cuts would result in an 8.2% across the board spending cut in all
CSBG Data Corner: CSBG IS Data Awards
By Tabitha Beck, Director of Research, NASCSP We at NASCSP understand and appreciate the dedication, time and effort that States, state associations, and local eligible entities put into providing data via the CSBG IS Survey every year. Thanks to your timely submissions and quick responses to follow-up questions, we were able to produce the 2012 CSBG Annual Report earlier than ever this year!
Keeping an Eye on U.S. Environmental Sustainability: An Energy and Climate Policy Update
-- Edited by Jovita A. Tolbert, Development Director, National Alliance for Sustainable Communities -- Romney Releases Energy Plan. Romney says his newly released energy plan will help North America
