Tag: weatherization
Women of Weatherization: Jean Diggs
To round out our #WomenOfWAP campaign, NASCSP is featuring Jean Diggs, a long-time leader in the WAP network. After her retirement from the Department of Energy in 2011, NASCSP renamed our WAP Champion Award in her honor. The Jean Diggs WAP Champion Award is presented at our conference to individuals who are true champions for the cause of Weatherization. Recent recipients are: 2015 - Elliott
Response to Budget Justification: WAP
Last week the Trump Administration released its full budget for Fiscal Year 2018. Regrettably, this proposal sharply cuts funding by 18 percent at the Department of Energy (DOE) and calls for the elimination of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). In its “Major Savings and Reforms ” document and the DOE budget justification, the Administration provides its rationale behind these cuts.
READ MORENASCSP Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Weatherization Assistance Program on Capitol Hill
(Washington, D.C.) - On Wednesday this week, NASCSP hosted an event in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Sponsored by Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Congressman David McKinley (R-WV), the event featured presenters from the Department of Energy, State weatherization professionals, and clients of WAP services. NASCSP
READ MORELIHEAP and WAP- Two Sides of the Same Coin
Families with lower incomes are more vulnerable to the economic burden of high energy costs than families with higher incomes because energy represents a larger portion of their household budgets. A recent study found that on average, low-income households pay 7.2 percent of household income on utilities – more than three times the amount that higher income households pay (2.3 percent).
READ MOREWAP 40 Year Anniversary and Weatherization Day 2016-NASCSP Toolkit #1
The dog days of summer are truly here, which means we have less than 3 months until Weatherization Day 2016! Many Americans are facing higher energy burdens than ever as we deal with record-breaking heat. In addition to reaching expected all-time highs, this August, we mark the 40th anniversary of the WAP being signed into law. Since August 14, 1976, WAP has helped households across the U.S.
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