NASCSP: Omnibus Cuts Made on the Backs of Low-Income Americans
Weatherization Funding Slashed by 60% for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2011 — The FY 2012 Omnibus Appropriations bill, filed late on December 15, 2011 by the House Rules Committee, contained a stunning 60% cut to the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), down to $68 million from…
Weatherization Assistance Program Seventh Highest Recovery Act Job Creator
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2011 — The federal low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) ranks seventh out of approximately 200 federal programs funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in jobs created or retained, with 14,090 for the third quarter beginning July 1 an…
Poverty Rate Increases: NASCSP Calls for Bold Action to End Poverty
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 — On September 13, 2011, the Census Bureau released its annual Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage report, confirming a continued poverty rate increase over the majority of the last decade. In 2010, the poverty rate increased to 15.1 percent from 14.3 percen…
Senator Tom Harkin Awarded the NASCSP Appreciation Award
For his lifelong dedication and support of the Community Services Block Grant and Weatherization Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2011 — Senator Tom Harkin, (D-Iowa) was presented the appreciation award for his lifelong dedication and support of the Community Services Block Grant (C…
Weatherization Network Weatherizes Over 30,000 Homes in June, Exceeding Goals
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2010 — The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reached an important milestone in June and weatherized over 30,000 homes with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds, exceeding goals set for the Program by the Department of Energy (DOE).
WAP is also eighth o…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2010 — The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General Special Report OAS-RA-10-04 entitled “Progress in Implementing the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”…
A Chance at the Middle Class: President’s Budget Restores Hope for Millions of Working Families
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2010 — With the nation in the midst of a deep economic recession, advocates working to safeguard the economic security and mobility of working Americans applaud the Administration’s decision to renew funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). CSBG funds a…
Weatherization Day 2009 Gets a Boost from Federal Stimulus Money
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2009 — Since 1976, The U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has been making homes of low-income families more energy efficient. To highlight the efforts across the country, Weatherization Day is celebrated every October 30. This yea…
