State of Alaska Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Weatherization Program
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$200 million for weatherization (income-based, no-cost program)
$100 million for rebates(for those NOT qualifying for weatherization program: rebates for eligible improvements - ratings required)
$60 million additional for rebates 9/2008 (to carry program into 2009 calendar year)
Large training component for both programs
Programs approved in April & started by May 08 Massive training & personnel ramp-up efforts AHFC began operating under emergency
regulations After public hearing, final regulations were
adopted July 17. Ramp up & training continued as programs
began operation.
Rebate Weatherization
Anchorage Region $26 millionSouthcentral Region $16
millionFairbanks Region $17 millionInterior Region $2 millionJuneau Region $4 millionSoutheast Region $5 millionNorthern Region $4 millionWestern Region $5 millionSouthwest Region $2 million
$34 million$24 million$29 million$12 million$12 million$14 million$18 million$20 million$12 million
Funding by Year Acceleration Graph
1978--$500,000
1988-- $4,300,000
1998--$5,636,731
2008--$208,300,000
Alaska Community Development Corporation
Interior Weatherization Municipality of Anchorage Rural Community Action
Program RuralCap-Juneau Tanana Chiefs Conference
Aleutian Housing Authority AVCP Regional Housing Authority Baranof Island Housing Authority Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority Bristol Bay Housing Authority Cook Inlet Housing Authority Copper River Basin Reg. Housing Interior Regional Housing Authority Kodiak Island Housing Authority North Pacific Rim Housing Authority Northwest Inupiat Housing Authority Tagiugmiullu Nunamiullu (TNHA) to North Slope Borough Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority Ketchikan Indian Community Metlakatla Housing Authority
WX HOMES
Last FY: 600This FY: 1800Year 2: 4000Year 3: 7500
PRODUCTION
$30 million currently on the street 17% of allocated funds Previous program weatherized 600 homes per year This FY that number is projected to triple. Statewide weatherization providers & housing authorities
continue ramping up
WEATHERIZATION PROGRESS REPORT
Review Your Policy and Procedures Control Training –consider a training entity to coordinate Consider Certification Review staffing needs at state and agency level Realize that “everybody is an weatherization expert” Big money, big politics Effect on the market-cost of training, cost of materials, etc. Will you add agencies for delivery..what is that process? Advertising and outreach-it has to allow equitable access Field monitoring…what happens when it is not right 50 homes later? MANAGING EXPECTATIONS from lawmakers to clients
INCREASE AVERAGE COST PER UNIT PRESERVE T AND TA REWEATHERIZATION DATE RAISE THE INCOME LEVELS CONSIDER THE MEDIAN INCOME AS DETERMINED BY HUD EXPAND AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
◦ SECTION 8 HUD /202/811-50% MEDIAN AND BELOW SUFFICIENT STAFFING AT DOE LEVEL POSSIBLE OUTREACH AT DOE LEVEL