NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS Eric Behna, Communications and Policy Manager Amy Klusmeier, WAP State Assistance Director 1
WAP Orientation Part 1- Welcome • What to Expect in Arlington NASCSP & Partner Organizations Part 2- History & Background • Terminology & Acronyms Roles & Responsibilities Part 3- Funding and Legislation • Statute Regulations & Rules WPN’s & Guidance 2 Part 4- Resources •
What to Expect in Arlington • Arriving at the airport Navigating DC Metro • Conference agenda • • Monday – WAP Orientation Tuesday – WAP Manager’s Training • Wednesday – Core Conference Begins • • Thursday – WAP Core Sessions with DOE Friday – WAP Core Sessions • • What to wear & bring along Who will be at the Conference… •
About NASCSP NASCSP provides research, analysis, training and technical assistance to State CSBG and WAP grantees , Community Action Agencies, and State Associations in order to increase their capacity to prevent and reduce poverty and build economic and energy security. @NASCSP https://nascsp.org/
NASCSP Board of Directors NASCSP Executive Board Willie Fobbs, President Beverly Buchanan, Vice-President Melanie Sanford, Secretary Matt Fitzgerald, Treasurer Ditzah Wooden-Wade, CSBG Program Chair Bruce Hagen, WAP Program Chair Bill Brand, Past President 5
WAP Regional Representatives & Alternates Representatives Alternates Region 1 – Kiahnna Burney Region 1 – Karen Brooks Region 2 – Andrea Schroer Region 2 – Susan Hill Region 3 – Gwen Howe Region 3 – Robert Garber Region 4 – Jeffery Heino Region 4 – Jake McAlpine Region 5 – Amanda Rains Region 5 – Brad Carpenter 6
NASCSP Partners Community Action Partnership • • Denise Harlow NCAF (National Community Action Foundation) • • David Bradley CAPLAW (Community Action Program Legal Services) • • Eleanor Evans NEUAC (National Energy & Utility Affordability Coalition) • • Katrina Metzler NEADA (National Association of Energy Assistance Directors) • • Mark Wolfe NASEO (National Association of State Energy Officials) • • David Terry
History and Background
THE PURPOSE OF THE WAP • Mission Statement of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Department of Energy • “To reduce energy costs for low-income families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety.” Grantees (States, Territories & Tribes) • 40+ Year Record of Success • Operating since 1976 • Over 7.4 million homes weatherized Local Providers (Sub-grantees) • Saves low-income families an average of $250 to $450 per year Low Income Households 9
Legislative History • 1976 : Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act • 1978 : National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) • 1980 : Energy Security Act (ESA) • 1982 : Job Training Partnership Act • 1984 : Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1984 • 1990 : State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act (SEEPIA) • 2000 : Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPACT) • 2005 : Energy Policy Act (EPACT) • 2007 : Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) • 2009 : American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act)
Examples of Most Recent Changes (Recovery Act) 2009 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Increased Increased the eligibility to 200% average cost to of the poverty $6,500 per home*. rate. Changed the reweatherization date to Sept 30, 1994 .
Terminology & Acronyms DOE – Department of Energy EERE – Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy WAP – Weatherization Assistance Program WPN – Weatherization Program Notice WAP Memorandum HHS – Health & Human Services LIHEAP- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 12
Terminology & Acronyms CFR – Code of Federal Regulations WAPTAC – Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center CR – Continuing Resolution Grantee – State or territory administering the WAP Sub-grantee – Local entity providing Weatherization services CAA’s/CAP’s- Community Action Agencies, Community Action Programs 13
WAP Landscape Congress • Authorization • Presidents budget Appropriations • Department of Energy • Work of national partners • Funds received Grant guidance • • State Plans Grantees (States, Territories & Tribes) • Distribution of funds • State plans • Public Hearings Leveraging other • funds Grant Awards • Local Providers (Sub-grantees) • Client recruitment • Staffing • Contracting Deployment • Low Income Households • Customer service Client education • • Quality Control
Roles & Responsibilities Who is involved? DOE Federal funding source WAP Grantee Steward between DOE & Sub-grantee WAP Sub-Grantee Service delivery following rules of the two entities above
DOE Role Funds received Funds distributed according to formula Grant guidance Incorporate updates Issue to Grantees State Plans Provide guidance & instructions to Grantees Review upon receipt Move to next phase of approval process Distribution of funds Based upon formula Based upon approved State Plan
DOE Role WAP Updates Weatherization Program Notices (WPN) WAP Memorandums Standard Work Specification (SWS) update process Healthy & Safety update process Weatherization Certifications Quality Assurance Grantee Monitoring Sub-grantee visits
State Level – Grantees Adherence to Federal Guidelines Quality Assurance Monitoring & Accountability Sub-grantee Evaluation 19
State Level - Grantees State plans Guidance posted by DOE Establish timeline Engage PAC Engage Sub-grantees Policy manual up to date? Budget concerns? Sub-grantee concerns? RFP processes for coming year? ACSI results & DOE expectations Sub-grantee monitoring
State Level - Grantees Public Hearings Proper notice How publicize? Official transcript Issues raised during plan preparation? Leveraging or blending other funds Include in budget or not? What type of funds? How are they used
State Level - Grantees Distribution of Funds Approval of State Plan [by DOE] Receipt of funds Run through formula or funding process Prepare contracts
State Level – Grantees Training & Technical Assistance Develop training plan Part of State Plan preparation & submission Review monitoring results Consult DOE requirements Examine WAP Network needs Who provides the training? Use of DOE T&TA funds Feedback from technical committees, training center, Sub-grantees
Funding and Legislation
Authorization vs. Appropriations
Authorization • Underlying statute creating the program • Lays out Congressional intent • Authorizes Congress to appropriate funds to the program for X amount of years • Authorizations expire -> Need reauthorization • Reauthorization • What can be changed/improved? • What should stay the same? • What is better addressed by DOE rather than legislation? • How can the program grow and innovate? • Often must be part of larger bill
Appropriations • Yearly, regular process of funding government agencies and programs • 12 Appropriations bills that fund different areas of the government • Energy and Water Appropriations Bill • Funds WAP , rest of DOE, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, etc. • Labor- HHS Appropriations Bill • Funds LIHEAP , CSBG, Headstart, rest of HHS, Dept. of Education, Dept of Labor
Appropriations Process…in Theory Fully Funded 12 President’s Government by Congressional Budget start of fiscal Appropriations year (Feb.) Bills (Oct. 1) *Hasn’t happened on time for all 12 since 1996
Appropriations • President’s budget • Mostly a policy statement, non-binding because Congress makes final funding decisions • House and Senate Appropriations Committees pass their respective appropriations bills one by one • Then a conference committee reconciles differences • What usually happens… • Congress doesn’t get its work done in time, passes a “Continuing Resolution” to keep funding flat at past year levels • Omnibus- One large package of the 12 bills passed at once • Minibus- Smaller packages of maybe 3 or 4 bills passed at a time If nothing is passed Government Shutdown •
2019 Funding Other $ LIHEAP $ WAP- $257 million ($6 million increase from • FY 2018 level of $251 million) $253.5 Million formula, $3 million TTA • DOE for DOE HQ, $500,000 vermiculite $ Additional $9 million in prior year funds • recovered from OMB LIHEAP- $3.69 Billion (Slight increase over • FY 2018 level of $3.64 billion) Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
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