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