Annual Training for Iowa LIHEAP and Wisconsin WHEAP Energy Assistance Programs

1. Energy Assistance Program FFY20 Annual Training Iowa LIHEAP; Wisconsin WHEAP

2. Iowa LIHEAP Christine Taylor Iowa Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

3. Iowa’s LIHEAP Program Christine TaylorState of IowaEnergy Assistance Bureau Chief

4. Topics • Program Organization in Iowa • Funding • LIHEAP/Weatherization Application • Program Dates • Income Guidelines • Benefit Determination • Regular Heating Program • Crisis Program • Statistics

5. State Organizational Structure

6. Subgrantees

7. 16 8 9 6 11 10 18 5 2 1 3 20 17 12 4 15 14 13 12 Red Rock Area Community Action Program, Inc. 13 South Central Iowa Community Action Program, Inc. 14 Community Action of Southeast Iowa 15 Southern Iowa Economic Development Association 16 Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. 17 West Central Development Corporation 18 Community Action Agency of Siouxland 20 Polk County Planning & Development • New Opportunities • Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. • Community Action of Eastern Iowa • MATURA Action Corporation • Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. • Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. • North Iowa Community Action Organization • Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation • Operation New View • Operation Threshold

8. LIHEAP Funding Sources

9. Weatherization Funding Sources

10. LIHEAP/Weatherization Application • LIHEAP/Weatherization • Households apply for both programs in tandem with one form • Subgrantees administer both programs • Process applications, determine and award benefits, manage vendor contracts

11. Program Dates • LIHEAP • October 1 to September 30 (Program Year) • Subgrantees contract cycle as well • November 1 to April 30 (Heating Season) • Begins October 1 for households with a member who is 60 years of age or older, disabled • Weatherization • April 1 to March 31

12. Income Guidelines • LIHEAP • 175% of the Federal Poverty Level • Verification Period • 30 Days • Most recent 12 months • Most recent calendar year

13. Income Guidelines • Weatherization • 200% of the Federal Poverty Level • Verification Period • Same as LIHEAP

14. $40/point

15. LIHEAP Heating Season • Regular LIHEAP Benefit • $470 average benefit ($40 min/$720 max) • One-time payment to utility (made to applicant in select cases) • $500 minimum for propane and fuel oil customers • First-come, first-served • Have 30 days to make a determination on applications once all required documentation has been submitted

16. Crisis Program • Disconnects or other crises, such as failed heating systems, are addressed within 18/48 hours • Funding limited (7%) • Agencies determine how funds will be spent, within certain guidelines

17. Crisis Components • Heating System Repair/Replacement (homeowners only) • Temporary shelter, purchase of blankets, portable space heaters • Emergency Delivery (deliverable fuel) • Emergency Reconnection • Service Continuity • Emergency Cooling (medically necessary)

18. Statistics • Applications/Approvals • 88,000 Households applied in FY18 • 83,000 Approvals (all are on Weatherization waitlist) • 1,231 Homes Weatherized

19. LIHEAP Benefit Targeting

20. Heating Fuel Types

21. Questions?Christine TaylorState of Iowa ~ LIHEAPWebsite: https://humanrights.iowa.govEmail: christine.taylor@iowa.govPhone: 515-281-4565

22. Wisconsin LIHEAP Karen Baker Sadie Swenson Wisc. Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP)

23. Topics • Home Energy Plus (HE+) • HE+ Program Funding • WHEAP Agencies • Income Guidelines • WHEAP • Program Dates • Funding • Benefits • Payments and Services • Weatherization • HE+ Furnace Program • Marketing Publications

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26. Home Energy Plus (HE+) WHEAP Weatherization HE+ Furnace

27. Home Energy Plus Program Funding Home Energy Plus Programs State Funding (Rate Payer) Federal Funding Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) US Department of Health & Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State of Wisconsin Public Benefits (PB) Furnace Program 15% to Wx WI Statute Weatherization (WX/WisWAP) US Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program (DOE)

28. WHEAP Agencies 72 Counties (30 counties subcontract) 6 Tribes

29. Income Guidelines 60% of State Median Income 2018-2019

30. WHEAP

31. WHEAP Dates

32. WHEAP Funding State-managed WHEAP Funds: • Direct/Regular benefits • HE+ Furnace Program Agency-managed WHEAP Funds: • Crisis Benefits • WHEAP Operations

33. WHEAP Benefits Regular Benefits • Heat Benefit • Non-Heating Electric Benefit (PB Benefit) Crisis Assistance • Proactive • Emergency

34. Payments and Services

35. Energy Fuels Performance Measurement Report 7/25/19

36. Weatherization

37. Weatherization Coordination • Reduces household energy burden and carbon emissions • Reduces dependence on energy imports • Non-energy benefits • Job creation • Reduction in water use • Improved living conditions (health & safety, comfort) • Wisconsin Weatherization Assistance Program Deferrals Initiative

38. HE+ Furnace Program

39. HE+ Furnace Program • Heating System Replacement or Repair • October 1 – September 30 • Eligible applicants: • Homeowners • Renter 7/25/19 (Payments and Services Report)

40. Marketing Publications

41. Questions?Jane Blank, Section ChiefDepartment of AdministrationJane.Blank@Wisconsin.govhttp://homeenergyplus.wi.gov/

42. State Comparisons Tracy Smetana

43. State Comparisons