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weatherizationAssistanceProgram
Programs: Weatherization
Assistance Program
Program
Summary
RDAC
recently became part of the statewide network of Weatherization
Assistance
Program (WAP) subgrantees. RDAC will now
be able to help Orange County residents reduce energy costs, conserve
energy, increases comfort in the home, and improve
health and safety.
The
weatherization program has four steps:
- An
application is
submitted to determine program eligibility,
- An
energy audit
of the home is conducted to identify needs,
- The
home is
weatherized, and
- The
home is
inspected to assure quality of work completed.
Services might
include but are not limited
to:
- air
sealing of
cracks and holes to reduce heat loss,
- insulation
of attics
and walls,
- heating
system
repairs or replacement,
- providing
efficient
lighting and refrigeration,
- window
and/or outside
door repair or replacement
RDAC
will use both its own licensed crews,
as well as local private contractors to perform the work, and use
materials
that meet state and federal government standards.
Eligible
Customers
Both
homeowners and renters are eligible,
subject to federal low-income guidelines.
If a household contains a member who receives Supplemental Security
Income, Public Assistance, Food Stamps, or Home Energy Assistance
Program (HEAP)
benefits, the household is considered automatically eligible for
weatherization
services. All services are provided
without cost to the occupant of the home.
However, owners of rental buildings must invest funds toward the cost
of
weatherization services performed on their property.
Download RDAC's WAP application packet:
Application
Letter
Program
Information Sheet
Application
Form
Energy
Information Form
Energy
Information Form (Multi-family)
Income
Guidelines 2010-2011
For
more details about the WAP program, visit the official website of the
New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) here.
View DHCR's Fact
Sheet for WAP Multi-family Buildings here.
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