Category: Weatherization
WAP Legislative Update: April 24, 2012
The Senate Appropriations Energy & Water (E&W) Subcommittee marked up the FY 2013 bill today to determine funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). While we are expecting an improvement over the House number released today of $54.5 million, the final Senate number will fall far short of our requested "ask" to the Committee of $210 million for FY 2013. This is indeed a busy
READ MORENASCSP Cries Foul on Committees’ Claims against Weatherization
NASCSP came out swinging yesterday when a report released by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chaired by Darrell Issa (R-CA), made outlandishly false
READ MORECongressional Briefing on the Weatherization Assistance Program
By Brad Penney, Advocates for the Other America (AFTOA) On March 28, 2012, Advocates for The Other America (AFTOA), together with the Northeast-Midwest House and Senate Coalitions, conducted a briefing on the Weatherization Assistance Program for House and Senate staff. The briefing was co-sponsored by NASEO, and information was presented on both the WAP and SEP programs. Arley Johnson, the
READ MOREWAP Corner: Weatherization Plus 2015 - Where Do We Go from Here?
By Rebecca Stewart As with all successful ventures, WAP must continually evolve to meet the changing needs of the market and the funding challenges post-Recovery Act. WAP, for over three decades, has demonstrated its inherent ability to transform and to serve best the energy needs in the homes of low-income families. Challenged by today's political and economic climate, the WAP continues to
READ MOREWAP Ranked as Second Highest Recovery Act Job Creator
By Rebecca Stewart The U.S. Department of Energy’s low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) created or retained more than 13,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2011, ranking second out of approximately 200 federal programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Weatherization-related jobs employ highly trained, skilled technicians who install a
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