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CFDA 81.042: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons

To improve home energy efficiency for low-income families through the most cost-effective measures possible.

Also known as
WAP
Assistance types
FORMULA GRANTS
Official listing
View on SAM.gov →

Objectives

To improve home energy efficiency for low-income families through the most cost-effective measures possible. The program’s additional objectives are: 1. To reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities; and 2. To reduce the total energy use of the eligible units while ensuring their health and safety.

Eligible applicants

States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and, Native American tribal organizations (Navajo Nation, Northern Cheyenne, Intertribal Council of Arizona). In the event a State does not apply, a unit of general purpose local government, or community action agencies and/or other nonprofit agencies within that State becomes eligible to apply.

Financial assistance range

$230,000 - $29,147,768

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Reference data sourced from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. The authoritative source for application requirements, deadlines, and award amounts is the official SAM.gov listing linked above. This page is editorial reference, not an official notice.