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Agenda DOE Updates Legislative Update NASCSP Updates Open Discussion
Weatherization Assistance Program NASCSP Regional Meeting Erica Burrin, Program Manager October 2019 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 3
WAP Project Officer Team Approach • The WAP federal team structure will evolve from the WAP Project Officer “ generalists ” to “ experts ” teams: – Programmatic Team – Technical Team • This approach follows how the WAP Network is structured in the field. • Each Grantee will have an assigned Programmatic Project Officer and Technical Project Officer. – Will also have access to subject matter experts for training or technical assistance. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 4
WAP Project Officer Team Structure Programmatic Shawn Green Christine Askew Technical William Katherine Foote Orthwein Tawanna Holloway Michael Peterson Jon Muckey Derek Floris Weston Schroeder U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 5
WAP Project Officer Team Approach • The WAP Programmatic Team member will be the main point of contact for their assigned WAP Grantees. • The assigned WAP team will work in tandem on overarching activities, such as: – Grant Application Package – Monitoring – T&TA • The WAP Technical Team member will work in coordination with the Programmatic Team member and will lead efforts on Grantee technical issues – Health & Safety, Energy Audit & Priority List tools, Field Guides, etc. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 6
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Team Responsibilities Overview WAP Task Programmatic Technical Team Team Internal Team Management & Coordination X Grantee Management – PO of Record X Training & Technical Assistance to Grantees – split by topic X X Regulatory & Program Compliance (WPNs, Memos) X Eligibility/Rentals X Quarterly Performance Reports (QPR) X X Grant Management Coordination/Approvals X (extensions/closeouts/vehicles/equipment) Energy Audit Review & Approvals X Field Guide Submissions & Approvals X Technical Qualifications/Industry Standards (SWS, ASHRAE, X etc.) Health & Safety X Multifamily Projects X U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 8
Team Responsibilities Overview WAP Task Programmatic Technical Team Team Annual WAP Grant Application Review Program Assessment/Tech Evaluation – split by topic X X Annual File & Master File Review X X Budget (SF424) Review X Health & Safety Plan and Budget Review/Approval X Training & Technical Assistance Plan Review/Approval X X Monitoring Plan Review/Approval X Grantee Risk Assessment – split by topic X X Quarterly Desktop Monitoring X X Monitoring – Onsite Visits X X Monitoring – Action Item Management X Monitoring – Technical Desk Reviews X Corrections/Reworks Guidance X U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 9
Advantages of the WAP Team Approach • Weatherization Project Officers will focus on their area of expertise and expand/broaden their knowledge and skills. – Provides ability to focus on a particular area or role. – Cultivates the subject matter “expert” teams to continually improve and refine program policies & procedures, technical assistance, create better tools, etc. – Encourages collaboration and team building. • Assist to strengthen consistency in grants management, technical assistance and training. • Provides comprehensive resources and/or targeted support to help resolve systemic or acute issues. • Allows for automatic back up personnel when staff are on travel, on leave or in training that are intimate with the particular issues of the Grantee. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 10
WEATHERIZATION GRANTEE ASSIGNMENTS TEAM STRUCTURE – OCTOBER 2019 WA NH VT ME MT ND MN OR MA NY WI ID Northern SD Arapaho MI RI WY CT IA PA NE IL OH IN NJ NV UT DE WV CA CO MD VA KS MO KY DC NC TN AZ OK AR NM SC Askew AL GA MS Foote AK Holloway LA TX Muckey FL Weston Hawaii Green Orthwein Northern Peterson Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Schroeder Virgin IsIands American Samoa Guam U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 11
THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? erica.burrin@ee.doe.gov U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY 12
Legislative Updates Appropriations/CR The Senate passed a Continuing Resolution by an 82-15 vote , averting a shutdown and extending government funding through November 21 st following the passage of the C.R. in the House. Government funding had been set to expire at the end of the fiscal year on September 30th. The Continuing Resolution ensures more time for negotiations between the House and Senate to finalize the FY 2020 spending bills.
Legislative Updates WAP Appropriations The Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee held a markup of its appropriations bill. The Senate recommends $300 million for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for FY 2020. This is an increase of $43 million over the enacted FY 2019 level of $257 million. This is also $10 million more than the level of $290 million that the House recommended earlier this summer. Additionally, the Senate bill recommends increasing the amount of training and technical assistance funds for the DOE weatherization office from $3 million to $3.5 million. The Senate bill can be viewed here . Weatherization is on page 89. Note: SERC kicks in at $275 million Timing is key for grant guidance/allocations
Legislative Updates WAP Reauthorization Over the summer, House and Senate energy committees each passed a version of reauthorization No telling when a vote before full House & Senate could happen. End of this year or early next year? Timing is key- Will it be midway through a program year? Will it impact state planning?
Legislative Updates LIHEAP- The Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee released the text of its FY 2020 appropriations bill. This bill recommends $3.69 billion for LIHEAP in FY 2020, which is the same as the FY 2019 enacted level. This level is about $150 million less than the House recommended for FY 2020. The LIHEAP language can be found on page 166 of the bill . Senators Reed and Collins are circulating a letter in the Senate requesting that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services release “as quickly and at as high of a level as possible” LIHEAP funds for federal fiscal year 2020. NEADA also sent letter asking for 90% release.
Legislative Updates Public Charge Rule Comment period last year, concerns about “chilling” effect even though WAP , LIHEAP , etc. not impacted Finalized a few months ago, had been supposed to take effect this month Last week blocked by the courts
Rick Perry Leaving DOE
Redline 2020 Guidance See Memo 53 & Training Video No significant policy changes planned Due to Continuing Resolution, use 2019 allocation for planning purposes ACPU for 2020: $7,669 November 30: Tentative release of final version of Application Package and 2020 Allocations
Historic Preservation Reminders See WPN 19-6 & Training Video DOE actively working to extend prototype agreements beyond 2020 expiration All Grantees strongly encouraged to use a DOE executed Programmatic Agreement All Grantees must ensure data is being accurately reported in PAGE
DOE Spend through September 2019 Nationally: 64% Percent of DOE Funds # of Grantees Spent 70% or greater 11 60 – 69 % 26 40 – 59 % 12 Below 40% 9
2018 NASCSP Funding Report Data Funding and FFY 18 FFY 17 Percent Change Production DOE Funding $247,136,545 $219,902,055 12.4% Increase LIHEAP Funding $453,108,685 $419,708,733 8.0% Increase Leveraged $267,849,328 $262,771,935 1.9% Increase Funding Funding Totals $968,094,558 $902,310,634 7.0% Increase Production 90,541 units 118,034 units 23.3% Decrease
In case you missed it… Click “2019 Conference Materials on Annual NASCSP website under Conference Presentations” Conferences Menu Conference Debrief Webinar on Member Portal Monitoring Tools on Member Portal
ACSI Work Groups NASCSP will be hosting a series of Work Groups in November and December with Grantees in the following categories: Most improved Customer Satisfaction Index score Communication Technical Assistance Partnerships Contact Eric Behna with questions
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