Weatherization Background and Frequently Asked Questions

Weatherization Assistance Program Department of Energy Website
History of the program, state activities, contacts, historical funding data, DOE reports, goals and metrics and federal regulation data.

Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (WAPTAC)
The National Association of State Community Service Programs (NASCSP) administers this site for the Department of Energy (DOE). WAPTAC provides weatherization practitioners and other energy conservation professionals with information related to the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), its ongoing operations, and its partnerships with stakeholders. Annual Program Guidance, including changes to rules and allocations, can be found here. In addition, find links to technical tools, the DOE WAP public information campaign materials, client education, training and a WAPTAC library.

Weatherization Assistance Program Grant Guidance (All Years)
Rules, regulations, allocations released each year on the WAPTAC website.

National Association of State Community Service Programs (NASCSP) Weatherization Assistance Program Economic Stimulus Expansion Plan Discussion Paper
Included are the processes for expanding the network, the barriers that need to be overcome to meet the goal, and the legislative or procedural changes needed to expedite the transformation of the network to produce a nearly seven-fold increase in production. Great background provided on types of jobs, labor force projections, the history of the program, and what’s needed for expansion.

Weatherization Assistance Program Expansion Plan Funding and Outcome Metrics of Ramp-up Strategy to 1 Million Home Capacity
NASCSP one-page table, includes estimates for numbers of types of workers needed, funding and training time needed to ramp up to 1 million homes a year.

Weatherization Assistance Program Ramp-Up Tools
Additional links to documents created by various WAP-related agencies on training and core competencies, proposals for expansion, ramp-up efforts nationwide, workforce data, best practices and vendors.