Category: WAP
A Letter: NASCSP Urges President to Emphasize Low-Income Policies in Jobs Bill
Dear Mr. President: When you make your policy recommendations to Congress next month, we strongly urge you to put forward those policies that will have the greatest impact on low-income communities. We represent state administrators of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The mission of NASCSP is to empower low income families to attain
READ MOREWAP Still 8th in Recovery Act Jobs!
“WAP ranked as the 8th highest ARRA job creator for the second quarter of 2011. This is the third quarter in a row that WAP has earned this distinction. To view the list, visit the RecoveryAct.org site here. With national unemployment sitting at 9.2%, the jobs created through the WAP program in the struggling housing industry are vital. Congratulations to the WAP Network for all of
READ MOREWeatherization Assistance Program FY’12 Funding Update
The House of Representatives voted down a bi-partisan amendment on July 12th proposed by Rep. Tonko (D-NY) and by Rep. Bass (R-NH) to increase Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) FY’12 funding to FY’11 levels of $141 million (the House Energy & Water Appropriations bill recommended only $33M for WAP for FY 2012). The amendment was defeated by a vote of 149-273. The amendment also
READ MORENASCSP Weatherization Plus Health Training Provider Request for Proposal (RFP)
Submissions must be received by: June 20, 2011, 5 PM ET NASCSP seeks proposals for a project to conduct a series of five (5) interactive workshops on ?An Introduction to Healthy Homes.? Each workshop will be six (6) hours in length. Workshops will be presented at five (5) locations around the United States. The proposed dates and locations are listed in the estimated timeline. The primary
READ MORESenator Tom Harkin Awarded the NASCSP Appreciation Award
SENATOR TOM HARKIN AWARDED THE NASCSP APPRECIATION AWARD For his lifelong dedication and support of the Community Services Block Grant and Weatherization Assistance Program his lifelong dedication and support of the Community Services Block Grant and Weatherization Assistance Program WASHINGTON, March 22, 2011 — Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) was presented the appreciation award for his lifelong
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