Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Idaho has received funds for energy projects from two ARRA grant programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy. Those programs are the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant program, and the State Energy Program grant program. The links at the left describe these programs.
Background
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) established funding opportunities for Idaho cities and counties under the provisions of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program (EECBG). This program provides direct grants to Idaho’s 10 largest cities and 10 largest counties ( 76KB PDF). The remaining local units of government are eligible to apply for competitive subgrants through a program administered by the Idaho Office of Energy Resources (OER).
Idaho’s share of the EECBG subgrant program is $9,593,500. The ARRA requires that at least 60 percent of this money be allocated to units of local government that are not eligible for direct grants. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be expended by OER for reasonable administrative, planning, and reporting costs. The remaining amount can be utilized within the subgrant program or as part of the ARRA State Energy Program.