The Dallas County Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides assistance to income eligible households by weatherizing their homes to promote energy conservation and reduce the impact of high utility cost to households. Please call (214) 819-1909 for WAP applications.
I. Completed Weatherization Application
The application consists of six pages (including the cover sheet). All pages, with the exception of page four, must be completed before the application is submitted to our agency. All incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant agency for re-submission. Click here to open/download application.
II. Income Documentation
Applicants for the Weatherizaton Assistance Program must submit copies of income documentation (this includes documentation of all persons who reside in the dwelling). Copies of income documentation must be current. Once the application has been submitted, the Weatherization Assistance Program staff will determine if the client is eligible for the program. Applications submitted without the income documentation or containing insufficient income documentation cannot be processed and will be returned to the agency. When the application has been corrected, the agency may resubmit the application for processing .
III. Landlord Information For Rental Units
Dallas County Weatherization Assistance Program may require financial participation from landlords to avoid undue or excessive enhancement in the value of rental dwelling units resulting from the provision of weatherization services. For units where landlords pay the heating/cooling costs, the Weatherization Assistance Program will require the landlord to pay 35% of the total cost of weatherizing the rental unit. If the client pays the heating/cooling costs, the landlord will be required to pay 25% of the total cost for weatherizing the rental unit .
The tenant shall not be denied weatherization services based on the landlords inability to financially participate. In the case of the landlords inability to participate, the Weatherization Assistance Program will ensure that no undue or excessive enhancement will occur to the unit. The landlord must provide complete financial records substantiating the inability to contribute funds. Landlords who are willing to participate financially will be accorded priority in the receipt of weatherization services over building landlords who are not willing to participate .
IV. Energy Conservation and Costs Savings Program
The Weatherization Assistance Program is designed for energy savings and is not a rehabilitation program. Caseworkers referring clients to the Weatherization Assistance Program should explain this program as an energy and cost savings program and not a rehabilitation program. The programs guidelines allow us to install materials ( solid core doors, storm windows, insulation, caulk etc.) that will reduce the energy cost on the client=s dwelling. The program cannot install materials ( roof, electrical, plumbing, etc.) that is considered rehabilitation on the clients dwelling. The material installed or repairs performed, on the clients dwelling, will be determined by the assessment and computer audits mandated by TDHCA.
Each dwelling will be assessed and a computer audit performed before the Weatherization Assistance Program assessor will know the exact measures that will be taken. Dwellings may be determined non-feasible and denied the Weatherization Assistance Program services if the test readings performed on the dwellings are too high. These clients will be referred to a city rehabilitation program that may be able to assist them.
Eligible clients may lease energy saving compact florescent light bulbs. The Compact Florescent Lights (CFL) will give more light and use less electricity than a regular incandescent light bulb. As an example a 25 watt CFL will produce the same amount of light as a 100 watt incandescent light bulb. The 25 watt CFL will use a quarter of the electricity that a 100 watt incandescent light bulb uses. The CFL used four hours a day ,will have a life span of seven years (10,000 hours).
The Weatherization Assistance Program Staff will also test refrigerators to determine the average energy consumption that the refrigerators use per year. Refrigerators using more than 1675 KWH of electricity per year will be eligible for the replacement of a new energy efficient refrigerator.
The Program Staff will also install water saving devices in the client dwellings. This includes kitchen aerators, bathroom aerators, and shower heads. The aerators and shower heads installed are low consumption water saving devices. Even though these are low consumption devices they normally do not affect the water pressure of the faucets or showers. These items will be installed on the clients dwelling at no cost to the client.
This packet covers basic information for the Dallas County Weatherization Assistance Program. Click here to view or download the brochure. If you have any questions please call the WAP-Clerk at (214) 819-1909.
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