Category: Weatherization

A Tribute to Cal Steiner

June 6, 2013

Bob Scott --Energy Services Director, NASCSP-- NASCSP salutes Cal Steiner, long-time WAP professional extraordinaire. After a 30+ year career, Cal has officially resigned his position as North Dakota WAP Director. Cal has been a very familiar name and face for many years, both as a highly sought after trainer and as a network leader and spokesperson. I think what made Cal so respected by his

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A Flurry of Legislative Activity for Weatherization Assistance Program

April 26, 2013

--Brad Penney, General Counsel, NASCSP-- The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has been in the spotlight on Capitol Hill over the last month with legislative activity around funding for FY 2013 and FY 2014 really heating up. Here at NASCSP we’ve been working with our legislative allies and national partners to advocate for increased funding for the Program. It’s been a complex and

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President Obama's FY 2014 Budget Request for CSBG and WAP

April 10, 2013

--Alice Gaston, Program Asst., Weatherization Services & Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst, CSBG Services-- President Obama released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget request today, nearly two months later than normal. The budget focuses on the middle class while reducing the deficit and replacing the sequester with more specific budget cuts and tax increases. You can read President

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Rapid Health Impact Assessment: Weatherization Plus Health in Connecticut

April 10, 2013

By Lynne Snyder, Ph.D., MPH, Consultant, Healthy Homes How can Connecticut achieve its energy goal and create positive health outcomes, while reducing potentially negative impacts on health? This week, a team led by the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) sub-grantee New Opportunities, Inc. and the Connecticut Association for Community Action (CAFCA) will release a rapid Health Impact

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Legislative Update: March Ends In a Roar for Weatherization Assistance Program

April 2, 2013

– Brad Penney, General Counsel, NASCSP and Bob Scott, Director, Energy Services, NASCSP – This year, as the saying goes, March went out like a lion -- at least on Capitol Hill. The last five days of March were good ones for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Disappointed as we were by the refusal of the Appropriations Committees to accept the Administration’s request for

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