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Weatherization Assistance Program
The Weatherization Assistance Program helps reduce energy costs for low-income families—particularly households that include older adults, people with disabilities, or children—by improving home energy efficiency while protecting residents’ health and safety.
What is WAP?
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) was created in 1976 to assist low-income families without the resources to invest in energy-efficiency improvements. The program operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Native American communities, and U.S. territories.
Program funds are used to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes with advanced technologies and testing protocols used by the housing industry.
Weatherization work conducted by state and local agencies helps reduce household energy costs and national energy demand while improving the health and safety of participating homes.