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Legislative Update DOE Updates NASCSP Updates Open Discussion
Appropriations
Fiscal year ends September 30th, Senate still hasn’t introduced any
spending bills.
Continuing resolution will be needed- most reports indicate it will be
a “clean” bill that will last until mid-November just before Thanksgiving holiday.
NASCSP and other advocates urging the Senate and conference to get
as close to House numbers as possible
$290 million House mark for WAP (increase of $33 million) Budget agreement set overarching funding levels
Wildcard: Trump administration
Last year, the President’s veto threat around the border wall derailed
the appropriations process and lead to a shut down.
Reauthorization
Both the House and Senate bills were passed out of respective
committees back in July
Slight differences exist between the 2 versions House bill had two amendments Discrepancies to be worked out in conference
More and more energy related bills are being passed out of
committee
Leadership could put together an energy package for floor votes Late this year or early next year
Over the course of our regional calls and recent listening sessions, the topic
members report that their weatherization subgrantees have a difficult time recruiting and retaining staff at all levels: installers/contractors, energy auditors/QCIs, program managers.
NASCSP is eager to identify and highlight best practices surrounding
workforce development in the WAP , particularly any innovative partnerships
agencies build capacity in their WAP workforce.
This will build on a previous survey NASCSP conducted about a year ago. As
always, the results and summary report will be posted in the NASCSP member portal. Contact Eric Behna, NASCSP Policy and Communications Manager, with any questions.
Funding and Production FFY 18 FFY 17 Percent Change DOE Funding $247,136,545 $219,902,055 12.4% Increase LIHEAP Funding $453,108,685 $419,708,733 8.0% Increase Leveraged Funding $267,849,328 $262,771,935 1.9% Increase Funding Totals $968,094,558 $902,310,634 7.0% Increase Production 90,541 units 118,034 units 23.3% Decrease
Percent of DOE Funds Spent # of Grantees 70% or greater 8 60 – 69 % 25 40 – 59 % 16 Below 40% 8
Assistant Secretary
meeting with Fitzsimmons in September
Subgrantee ACSI survey results delivered September 5 Nationally, 5 point increase in overall satisfaction score
Largest increases in:
Development of State Plan Distribution of Funds Monitoring and Corrective Action
Weatherization Program Notice- WPN 19-5
Clarifies when roof repairs may be performed as IRM, Health & Safety (H&S),
Clarifies when window and door repairs are allowed as IRM, H&S, or ancillary
measures
Clarifies when window and door replacements are allowed as IRMs with
certain requirements for documentation
Window and door replacements “shall not” be included in air sealing
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/downloads/wpn-19-5-incidental-repair- measure-guidance
Training Resources Website:
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/program-updates-training-resources
Program Manager Toolkit:
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/weatherization-assistance-program-grantee-manager-training-toolkit
Other updates we expect to hear at the conference:
2020 Grant Guidance Redline Historic Preservation Agreements Deferral Research Weatherization Assistant Updates Grantee ACSI survey Action Plan Subgrantee ACSI survey details
September 11, 2019 3:00pm ET Presenters: NASCSP
Register here
October 16, 2019 3:00pm ET Presenters: NASCSP Register here
10 nominations received Nominations may come from the floor If voting member not present, proxy MUST be sent in
October 22 & 24 November 12 & 14 December 17 & 19
Bruce Hagen, WAP Program Chair bahagen@nd.gov Eric Behna, Policy and Communications Manager ebehna@nascsp.org | 202-370-3662 Dakota Hayes, Program Assistant dhayes@nascsp.org | 202-370-3619 Amy Klusmeier, WAP Director aklusmeier@nascsp.org | 202-370-3661