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Program / WAP
Weatherization Assistance Program
The long-running federal program that funds energy-efficiency retrofits for low-income households, run through states and local agencies. VerisGov maps the structure and keeps each state's program current.
At a glance
- Program
- Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
- Administering agency
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of State and Community Energy Programs
- Statutory authority
- Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976
- Funding mechanism
- Formula grants to states, territories, and tribes, delivered through local agencies. Funding levels are set by annual appropriations
- Money flow
- DOE to the state to a local weatherization agency to the household
- Who has a stake
- State energy offices, community action agencies and local nonprofits, contractors, and low-income households
What it is
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funds energy-efficiency improvements for low-income households. It is one of the oldest federal energy programs, created by the Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976, and is administered by the Department of Energy.
DOE distributes funds by formula to states, territories, and tribes, which pass them to a network of local agencies that deliver the work. Funding levels are set by annual appropriations, so the amount changes year to year.
Income eligibility and the specific measures a program will fund are set by program rules that can change, so the operative details are state by state and year by year.
Key facts
- Program Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
- Administering agency U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of State and Community Energy Programs
- Statutory authority Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976
- Funding mechanism Formula grants to states, territories, and tribes, delivered through local agencies. Funding levels are set by annual appropriations
- Money flow DOE to the state to a local weatherization agency to the household
- Who has a stake State energy offices, community action agencies and local nonprofits, contractors, and low-income households
What it funds
- Attic, wall, and floor insulation and air sealing
- Heating and cooling system repair or replacement
- Health and safety measures tied to weatherization
- Energy audits and client education
Always current
What VerisGov keeps current
The facts above hold for years. These move, and they are where most of the work is. The engine tracks each one against its government source, so what you see is the live state, not a snapshot that quietly went out of date.
- Annual funding levels and per-state allocations
- Income-eligibility thresholds set by program notice
- Which measures a state program will fund
- Application windows through local agencies
How VerisGov covers it
The same engine runs on this program that runs on every domain: find the primary sources, verify and source-pin each fact, and productize it into something your team can use.
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PRODUCTIZE
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The verified corpus becomes a navigator, dashboard, report, dataset, or custom build, shaped to how your team works and refreshed as the program moves.
Pinned to records published by
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- State energy offices and local weatherization agencies
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What is the Weatherization Assistance Program?
WAP funds energy-efficiency improvements for low-income households. It is administered by the Department of Energy and delivered through states and a network of local agencies.
Who runs the Weatherization Assistance Program?
The Department of Energy distributes funds by formula to states, territories, and tribes, which pass them to local agencies that deliver the retrofits.
Who is eligible for weatherization?
Low-income households, with priority often given to older adults, people with disabilities, and families with children. The exact income threshold is set by program rules and can change.
How does VerisGov help with WAP?
VerisGov finds the primary DOE and state sources, verifies and source-pins each fact, and keeps annual funding, eligibility thresholds, and covered measures current against their origin.
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