Category: Legislative Updates
Weatherization Funding Released for 2013
Rebecca Stewart -- Project Coordinator, Energy Services-- Funding for the Program Year 2013 for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is finally out! On Friday, June 21 the Department of Energy (DOE) released the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the WAP at the level of $137.9 million. You can view the FOA here and the WPN 13-2 that sets State Allocations here. NASCSP would
A Flurry of Legislative Activity for Weatherization Assistance Program
--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
READ MOREPresident Obama's FY 2014 Budget Request for CSBG and WAP
--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
READ MORELegislative Update: March Ends In a Roar for Weatherization Assistance Program
– 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
READ MORELegislative Update: Heaving the Weatherization Assistance Boulder over the Hill
– Bob Scott, Director, Energy Services, NASCSP and Brad Penney, General Counsel, NASCSP – Sometimes getting anything done in Washington feels like trying to push a giant boulder over a hill. In this case, over Capitol Hill. All you can do is keep pushing, year after year. When, suddenly, you reach the top the boulder starts picking up speed on its own. The trick is to not give up pushing,
