MIAMI VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM: THE HOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HWAP) IS A NO-COST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ENERGY COSTS OF DWELLINGS OWNED OR OCCUPIED BY INCOME-ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. WEATHERIZATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR CUSTOMERS RESIDING IN NINE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO: AUGLAIZE, BUTLER, DARKE, GREENE, MERCER, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE, AND WARREN. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY EXPENDITURES AND TO IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH AND SAFETY. HWAP PROMOTES ENERGY EFFICIENCY BY PROVIDING SERVICES THAT INCLUDE INSULATION, DUCT SEALING, WEATHER STRIPPING, AND HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS UPGRADES. THE PROGRAM IS FEDERALLY FUNDED JOINTLY BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND IS AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS WITH AN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. AFTER WEATHERIZATION, HOUSEHOLDS THAT HEAT WITH NATURAL GAS REDUCED SPACE HEATING CONSUMPTION BY AN AVERAGE OF 24.7%, AND ELECTRICALLY HEATED HOMES DECREASED THEIR USAGE BY AN AVERAGE OF 13%. HWAP SERVICES REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE UTILITY BILLS THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY. IN ADDITION, THE RATE OF UTILITY SERVICES DISCONNECTIONS FOR THIS GROUP DECREASED BY 50%. WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO FUNDED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY (FKA VECTREN) AND AES OHIO (FKA DP&L). HOUSEHOLDS WEATHERIZED IN 2023: 1,374.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT HOME RELIEF GRANT - ARPAHRG. PROVIDES FOR NECESSARY EXPENDITURES INCURRED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY FUNDS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN DARKE, GREENE, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE, AND WARREN COUNTIES WHO ARE OBLIGATED TO PAY RENT ON A PRIMARY RESIDENCE WITH RENT, RENTAL ARREARS, UTILITY/HOME ENERGY COSTS, AND UTILITY/HOME ENERGY COST ARREARS. ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE GROSS INCOME AT OR BELOW 80% OF AMI (AREA MEDIAN INCOME) AND HAVE QUALIFIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OR EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, INCURRED SIGNIFICANT COSTS, OR EXPERIENCED OTHER FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DURING OR DUE, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE FUNDING IS IN PLACE FROM AUGUST 1, 2022, THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2023. MVCAP SERVED 483 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2023.