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Home Weatherization Assistance Program
ELIGIBILITY & APPLICATION PROCESS
200% of Poverty
Must meet Income Requirements,
provide 3 or 12 month income, current utility bills, program specific
documentation
Owners and Renters eligible; Landlord contribution may be required
Must agree to all services required by State of
1: $22,340
2: $30,260
3: $38,180
4: $46,100
SERVICES PROVIDED
May include insulation, heating unit
inspection, repair/replacement, cfl’s, low flow showerheads
All work completed by in-house crews or licensed contractors
Energy education to assist in reducing energy costs
May receive services if no weatherization completed at address since
September 1994.
Will require NEAT Audit if post 1994
Avg $6769/per unit
Funding Cycle: 4/1/2012 - 3/31/2013
What is HWAP?
The Ohio Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) is
a no-cost energy assistance program designed to increase the energy efficiency
of dwellings owned or occupied by income-eligible Ohioans, reduce participants’
household energy expenditures and improve participants’ health and safety. HWAP
is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and provided to Ohioans at
no cost for customers whose annual household income is at or below 200%
of the federal poverty guidelines.
Ohio’s HWAP
is administered through the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD), Community
Development Division (CDD), Office of Community Services (OCS).
Who Benefits From HWAP?
Households at or below the
federal poverty guidelines,
PIPP (Percentage of Income Payment Plan) participants,
PIPP eligible households or households receiving Supplemental Security Income
qualify for this no-cost program. After weatherization, households that
heat with natural gas reduce space heating consumption by an average of 24.7%,
and electrically heated homes reduce usage on average of 13%. HWAP
participants increased the percentage of utility bills that they pay and the
rate of disconnections of utility service for this group decreased by 50%.
Who Are The Local HWAP Providers?
As provided in the federal regulations, Ohio's HWAP is
carried out by community action agencies and other public and nonprofit
entities. A list of the local weatherization
providers is available. The web page shows a map
of the state, click on the desired county to see the contact information for the
local weatherization provider.
How Do You Apply For Weatherization
Services?
Need to contact your local Community Action
Organization. Union County 937-642-4986, Delaware County 740-369-3184, Madison
740-852-3511 to set up an appointment to apply.
What Does HWAP Mean to Ohio?
HWAP has weatherized more than 304,000 dwellings in Ohio
since 1977. This will result in a reduction of 376 million pounds of CO2
emissions, 840 thousand pounds of NOx and 2.3 million pounds of SOx.
Statewide, HWAP has created approximately 403 skilled jobs that provide energy
conservation services. Numerous other subcontractors and suppliers benefit
from this work. HWAP has served as the model for the development of energy
efficiency programs offered by Ohio's utility companies
What Makes Ohio's Program Distinctive?
Ohio was one of the first states to incorporate
blower-door usage, combustion appliance analysis testing for efficiency and
safety, and client education as an integral part of the program. The Ohio
Weatherization Training Center trains all field staff
in state-of-the-art techniques for cost-effectively and safely reducing the
energy burden in all types of structures. All programs are monitored annually
for cost-effectiveness and accountability by Department of Development staff.
Periodically, the State contracts for statewide program evaluations. The 2006
evalutation, which evaluated the 2003 program year, found that the program is
cost-effective. The impact, process and training evaluations are posted at
the top of this page.