Weatherization Works: Saving Energy and Supporting Low-Income Communities

The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides eligible Americans with resources to reduce energy consumption through deploying energy efficiency measures, including home insulation, space-heating equipment, repair of air leakage and water heaters. In addition, WAP is also vital to improving the health and safety of homes, all while supporting economic stability for those vulnerable populations. The Department of Energy (DOE) formula grant program, which was first established in 1976, sends funding to state governments/territories and then to local governments and weatherization agencies which is then distributed to eligible families at or below the 200% poverty income threshold.