NASCSP MID-WINTER TRAINING
CONFERENCE
THE WAP FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE
February 25, 2010
Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Weatherization Is a Centerpiece of America’s
Recovery
President Barack Obama,
December 15, 2009:
“…The simple act of retrofitting these buildings to make
them more energy-efficient -- installing new windows and
doors, insulation, roofing, sealing leaks, modernizing
heating and cooling equipment -- is one of the fastest,
easiest and cheapest things we can do to put Americans
back to work…”
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With Increased Spotlight Comes Increased
Scrutiny
GAO/IG
Media
Only 9,100 homes
weatherized in 2009, out
of a planned 593,000
according to GAO
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Weatherization Has Turned the Corner
GAO Data Outdated
Issues Have Been
Resolved
Turned the Corner by End
of 2009
• The GAO report cites
figures from
September 2009 almost five months out
of date
• Davis-Bacon wage
determinations issued
in all 50 states. DOL
resolving appeals and
conformance requests
in a timely fashion.
• Weatherized more
than 125,000 homes in
total
• The GAO report also
erroneously said that
our goal was to
weatherize 593,000
homes in 2009
• Clarified how states
should handle historic
preservation
• Increased staff and
working with states to
resolve any remaining
barriers
• On track to weatherize
more than 250,000
this year
• Since September
2009, we have tripled
the pace of Recovery
Act-funded home
weatherization
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You Are Changing Peoples Lives, Tell America
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We Must Step Up to the Challenge and Deliver
ARRA Goal by March
2012 = 593K
Create Jobs Now:
Network Weatherize
30 K Homes/Month
Your States Share of
Goals – Reach Pace
by March 2010
• We can meet these goals as a network
• Many states already on pace
• Letters went to your state leaders with state share
• Let us know what resources you need
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Buy American – Benjamin Goldstein
 Section 1605 if the Recovery Act (the Buy American provisions)
applies to public buildings or public works
 Private homes are not covered by the Buy American Provisions
 Buy American does apply to public housing that is owned
or fully leased by the city, state, municipality or federal government
 Grey area when public housing is government-subsidized. DOE is
working on additional guidance
 All nationwide categorical waivers granted apply to all of EERE, including WAP
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Buy American – Benjamin Goldstein
 If there are specific products that are difficult to locate from domestic
manufacturers, grantees can fill out the RFI posted on the Buy
American webpage
 Http://www.1.eere.energy.gov/recovery/buy_american_provision.html
 Questions can be directed to buyamerican@ee.doe.gov
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Release of Hold on Remaining 50% of Obligated
Funds - Bob Adams
Weatherization Program Notice – 10-05
Effective Date November 10, 2009
 PURPOSE: Provides guidance to Grantees under the Weatherization
Assistance Program describing required performance to access remaining
50% of obligated funds
 GUIDANCE: Department of Energy will provide Grantees access to the
remaining 50% of obligated funds based on the following:
 30% of all units estimated to be weatherized in plans are completed
 Each grantee has fulfilled monitoring and inspection protocols in state plan
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Release of Hold on Remaining 50% of Obligated
Funds - Bob Adams
 Grantee is monitoring local agencies at least once a year for compliance,
fiscal, state field policies and guidelines
 Local policy control efforts are in place
 At least 5% of the completed units are inspected by Grantee staff during the
course of the year
 Grantee progress reports are acceptable
 Monitoring reviews confirm acceptable performance
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Privacy of Recipients of Services - Bob Adams
WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 10-08
EFFECTIVE DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2010
PURPOSE: To issue guidance for the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance
Program (WAP) on maintaining the privacy of recipients.
GUIDANCE: This guidance is provided to States or other entities named in the
Notification of Grant Award as the recipients of financial assistance under the
WAP, including the recently added Territories.
 States receiving funds under WAP have been receiving numerous requests for
information regarding the implementation of programs funded through the ARRA.
 The information requests range from informal inquiries by local elected officials
and other community leaders to requests for specific information about recipients
from local and regional press outlets.
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Privacy of Recipients of Services - Bob Adams
•
DOE will work diligently with any state WAP or local service provider to
gather the required information and provide it to the requestor.
•
DOE must comply with all requirements on the Government to protect the
privacy interests of individuals who participate in these financial assistance
programs
•
DOE would be legally required, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6), of the
Freedom of Information Act, to keep confidential any specifically identifying
information related to an individual’s eligibility application for WAP, or the
individual’s participation in WAP, such as name, address, or income
information
States and local service providers should extend that same protection to
their client records for WAP
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States may release information about recipients in the aggregate and which
does not identify specific individuals, i.e.the number of recipients in a
county, city or a zip code does not compromise the privacy of the recipients.
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Historic Preservation – Bob Adams
WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 10-012
Effective Date: FEBRUARY 11, 2010
PURPOSE: To provide guidance regarding the National Historic Preservation
Act (NHPA or “the Act”), 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. This guidance relates to
DOE Grantees of the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income
Persons (WAP), the State Energy Program (SEP), and the Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
GUIDANCE: DOE coordinates with the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation
Officers (NCSHPO). NCSHPO has developed a Prototype Programmatic
Agreement to address historic preservation requirements for WAP, SEP
and EECBG.
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Historic Preservation – Bob Adams

A manageable framework for streamlining compliance with the requirements
of the Act while ensuring the protection of the Nation's historic properties

On February 5, 2010, ACHP released the Prototype Programmatic
Agreement (Prototype PA) for use by DOE, State Energy Office Grantees
and individual SHPOs to address historic preservation requirements

The Prototype PA allows flexibility between States while recognizing that
many States have already instituted effective consultation protocols that can
be applied to DOE's programs

Through this Prototype PA, a categorical approach to streamline reviews
and reduce the heavy burden placed on SHPOs should expedite the
obligation of Recovery Act funds
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Davis-Bacon/Commercial Labor Rates - Greg Reamy
Weatherization Program Notice 10-04
Effective Date: November 10, 2009
PURPOSE: Provides guidance to grantees and local agencies and/or their
contractors under the Weatherization Assistance Program on the determination
of the cost-effectiveness of weatherization materials installed in multi-family buildings.
GUIDANCE: To address the potential difference in wage rates between high-rise
buildings and low-rise buildings when determining cost-effectiveness.
 DOE is defining installation costs so that local agencies and/or their contractors
may to use the existing weatherization worker wage categories to calculate the
cost of installing each measure
 The actual wage paid for installation in a high-rise building must still be the
commercial prevailing wage for each of the disciplines used on the project
 This guidance effects only the calculation of cost-effectiveness for the purpose of
weatherization materials installed under the Weatherization Assistance Program
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Davis-Bacon/Wage Determinations - Greg Reamy
WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 10-7
Effective Date: December 14, 2009
PURPOSE: To issue guidance on implementation of revised
Wage Determinations (WD) issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) for Recovery Act
funded grants under the Weatherization Assistance Program.
GUIDANCE: DOE will amend the WAP Recovery Act grants with States to incorporate
the revised WDs. The amendment language in the WAP Recovery Act grants will
specify a prospective date when the revised WDs must be incorporated into all
subawards and contracts for use by local agencies and contractors.
 Revised WDs will become applicable when a new task or job order for
weatherization construction is issued by the local agency or contractor and,
at the beginning of a local agency’s or contractor’s certified payroll period
 This approach should provide States, local agencies and their contractors a
reasonable amount of time to modify subawards and contracts at each level. Revised
WDs should have a minimal impact on States, local agencies and their contractors
regarding Recovery Act funded WAP grants.
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National Evaluation – Frank Norcross and Joel Eisenberg
WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 10-11
Effective Date: November 10, 2009
• Last evaluation done two decades ago
• In 2004, OMB recommended to DOE that this evaluation be done
(see http://www.gao.gov/htext/d0667.html)
• Process to design this evaluation was begun in 2005
• A national Weatherization Network Committee provided guidance
for this evaluation
• DOE tasked ORNL with conducting evaluation for PY’s 07 & 08
in Spring 2009
• PY 07 was chosen to provide DOE and OMB timely energy savings
estimates
• Some components of this evaluation now overlap with the ARRA period
• This evaluation is now fully funded with ARRA money
• This evaluation provides important baseline information
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DOE WAP Proposed Revisions to ARRA Reporting Frank Norcross
 Monthly program report to include:
 Draft reporting program guidance available for review here:
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/wip/draft_recovery_act_reporting_guidance.cfm
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Clarifying Monitoring Requirements - Jean Diggs
WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 10-9
Effective Date: January 15, 2010
PURPOSE: To clarify the monitoring requirements contained in Section 4.0
GRANTEE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT (Program Monitoring) of Weatherization
Program Notice (WPN) 09-1B, Grant Guidance to Administer the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding, dated March 12, 2009.
 The provisions of this guidance apply to States or other entities named in
the Notification of Grant Award as the recipients of financial assistance under
the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program, including
the recently added Territories
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Clarifying Monitoring Requirements - Jean Diggs
 The Grantee must conduct comprehensive monitoring of each subgrantee at
least once a year and the Grantee’s plan must include a monitoring plan to
provide adequate oversight of use of DOE funds by Subgrantees
 The comprehensive monitoring must include review of client files and subgrantees’
records, as well as inspection of at least 5 percent of each subgrantee’s
DOE-funded completed units.
If inspection reveals quality control or other problems, Grantee shall increase the
number of units monitored and frequency of inspection until all issues are resolved.
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Success Stories – Loretta Prencipe
Amplify your positive stories:
 Energy Empowers
 Events - weatherization
demonstrations, ribbon cuttings
 Identify positive impact stories to
highlight for DOE leadership
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Recovery Act (ARRA) Close Up Project
Tawanna Holloway
Communications Effort:
led by DOE Headquarters and supported by SMS
PURPOSE:
 Highlight
the positive impacts the state or territory
has experienced as a result of the Recovery Act (ARRA)
 Showcase
new initiatives or projects as a result of the
Recovery Act (ARRA)
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Close Up Project – Next Steps
 Continue to develop Close Ups as information is
submitted by each Grantee.
 These Close Ups will be maintained through the end of
the Recovery Act – March 2012.
 Final Close Ups will be provided back to the Grantee to
use in their local public information campaign efforts, as
well as:
• Posted on WAPTAC site
• DOE will use Close Ups within internal and external
communications activities
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Objective
Identify and Recognize High Performers
 Share Best Practices
 Accelerate Progress
 Generate Positive Stories
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Awards
• Quarterly
– WAP Recovery Award of Excellence
– WAP Most Improved
– WAP Innovation Award
• Monthly
– Most Jobs Created
– Most Homes Weatherized
– Most Homes Monitored
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Jobs, Costing & Monitoring Metrics
eq. 1
where…
eq. 3a
eq. 3b
eq. 3c
eq. 3d
eq. 3e
eq.4
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Weatherization Metrics
where …
eq.2a
eq. 2b
eq. 2c
eq. 2d
eq. 2e
eq. 2f
Funding ratio
eq. 2g
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Example
Monthly
Jobs
State
Wxd
State
Quarterly
Costing
State
State
Rank
1 OH
1 MS
1 DE
1
OH
4.333333
2 MD
2 GA
2 LA
2
WA
7.333333
3 NH
3 WA
3 VT
3
VT
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4 VT
4 UT
4 OH
4
MN
12
5 MS
5 DE
5 ND
5
VA
13
6 MN
6 ME
6 UT
6
NE
13.33333
7 AR
7 NE
7 VA
7
MO
15.33333
8 VA
8 OH
8 MT
8
DE
15.66667
9 MO
9 ND
9 WA
9
GA
16.33333
10 WA
10 PA
10 MA
10
MS
16.66667
11 GA
11 SC
11 MN
11
MA
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12 WI
12 NH
12 NE
12
AR
19.66667
13 WV
13 MA
13 IA
13
NH
20.33333
14 OR
14 MO
14 IN
14
ND
21.66667
15 SC
15 IN
15 CO
15
UT
21.66667
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Next Steps
• Solicit Feedback
• Explore NASCSP and PO Involvement
• Program Guidance
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Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers
Grants – Tyler Huebner
BASICS
– Authorized in EISA 2007, Section 411b
– “Expand WAP to include materials, benefits, and renewable and
domestic energy technologies not covered”
– Grants go to local weatherization agencies
– Priority for a) effectiveness and benefits, b) replication of results, c)
health, safety, and energy costs, d) partnerships with public/private
entities for resources including financial partnerships
– Up to 2% of funding in years for which funding is over $275 M
– Totals $109 M for ARRA + FY2009 (regular and supplemental)
STATUS
– Issuing Request for Information
– Key RFI Question: Do some local weatherization agencies have
capacity and interest in receiving these Grants?
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$30 million Weatherization Innovation Grants –
Tyler Huebner
BASICS
– “Provides $30 M … for the development of a pilot project that
would increase the leverage of Federal funding through the
formation of partnerships between the Department and
traditional and/or nontraditional weatherization providers.”
– Funded through FY 2010 appropriations for $30 M
– Key objectives include New partnerships, Leveraging Federal
funding, and Improving key metrics (homes weatherized, energy
savings, jobs created)
STATUS
– Issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement
– Applicants will have 8 weeks to apply
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