Weatherization

Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Mission: to reduce energy costs for low-income families, particularly the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, while safeguarding their health and safety.

Learn more about our program here: 

The WAP makes it possible for low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills. Contractors or crews install energy efficiency measures in homes occupied by qualifying low-income families free of charge. These are not expensive upgrades – the average cost is $8,209 per home. By reducing the energy bills of low-income families instead of offering aid, WAP reduces dependency & frees up funds for spending on more pressing family issues.

The Weatherization Program at Mid:

Weatherization may include

  • furnace & water heater inspection (if found unsafe can be repaired or replaced)
  • adding insulation in attics and walls
  • attic ventilation
  • insulating crawl spaces
  • installing water heater jackets
  • insulating water heater pipes
  • weather-stripping & caulking around doors, windows, and general heat waste areas
  • repairing broken windows and doors (possibly replacing them, if determined cost effective by the National Energy Audit Tool

Weatherization Qualifications:

POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES

CONTIGUOUS STATES U.S. GRANTEES

INCOME LEVELS

Size of Family Unit

200%
1 $30,120
2 $40,880
3 $51,640
4 $62,400
5 $73,160
6 $83,920
7 $94,680
8 $105,440

For families with more than 8 persons, 200% of poverty level increases $10,760 or each individual person.

  1. Households are served by priority:
    • Persons 60 years of age or older
    • Persons with disabilities
    • Household with children less than the age of six
    • High residential energy users
    • Households with a high energy burden
    • All other low income
  2. Owners and Renters (with/landlord permission) – Frame and Mobile

To apply for Weatherization:

  1. Contact the Mid Community Service Coordinator for your County to start the intake process — click here for staff contact list:
  2. Or contact our Weatherization staff Larissia or Julie at (308) 865-5675.
  3. Waiting list
  4. Initial inspection (Back draft test, CO test, efficiency inspection & National Energy Audit Tool
  5. Work completed by contractor or crew – annual bid basis – $8,209 average/home for material & labor
  6. Provide insulation and seal direct penetrations
  7. Final inspection by Mid (Backdraft & CO test) and 10 – 50% monitored by NDEE

Heating/Cooling Repair or Replacement Assistance

A home high efficiency furnace with a residential gas water heater & humidifier.

To be eligible  for HCRRA assistance, the following requirements need to be met:

  • Be owner occupied units
  • Meet Weatherization income eligibility requirements (for heating systems only) or have received energy assistance assistance payments paid for under the Low Income Energy Assistance Program of 1981 during the same program year that the HCRRA application for assistance is received.
  • Have heating systems that have emergency repair or replacement needs verifiable through one of the following:
    • Redtag confirmation
    • Written documentation provided by a qualified heating technician, or
    • One-site grantee (Mid) inspection
  • Have cooling systems that have repair or replacement needs verifiable through one of the following:
    • Redtag confirmation
    • Written documentation provided by a qualified heating technician, or
    • One-site grantee (Mid) inspection
      • AND for AC only, have documentation that the home’s permanent resident(s) included:
        • A child under six years of age, who receives ADC
        • A person 70 years of age or older, or
        • A person who has a a severe illness or condition aggravated by extreme heat as verified by a medical statement signed by a licenses healthcare provided on the WX30 form.
        • Contact our Weatherization staff Larissia or Julie at (308) 865-5675 for more information..

Down Payment and/or Closing Costs Assistance Grant – Dawson County

Mid has obligated HOME Program Reuse Funds to provide a Down-Payment and/or Closing Cost Assistance Program (DPA) to assist low-to-moderate income first-time homebuyers in Dawson County.  Properties within the incorporated limits of the following communities are eligible for the DPA project:  Cozad, Eddyville, Farnam, Gothenburg, Lexington, Overton and Sumner.

Click here for a DPA Application:

Program information in Spanish

  • The maximum amount of DPA for each household will be $7,500.
  • Assistance will be secured by a second mortgage, which will accrue 0% interest.
  • The original DPA loan will be forgiven on a prorated basis over the five-year affordability period at a rate of 20% per year.

An eligible applicant must:

  • Be income qualified; defined as a household with an anticipated gross annual income that does not exceed 80% of the area median income.
  • 1-person household = $44,050; 2-person = $50,350 (HOME Limits)
  • Be a first-time homebuyer; defined as a person(s) who has not had ownership interest in any residential real estate during the last three years. Exceptions may apply.
  • Be pre-qualified and income verified by a local conventional mortgage lender.
  • Non-occupying co-signers, co-borrowers and co-owners are not permitted.
  • Locate a qualified single-family property.
  • Existing homes must meet NDED Rehabilitation Standards; Maximum purchase price is $157,000
  • Newly constructed housing must meet or exceed the most current International Energy Conservation Code; Maximum purchase price is $251,000
  • Mobile homes are not eligible for this program.
  • The property must appraise at or above the purchase price.
  • Successfully complete an approved Homebuyer Education course.
  • Occupy the property as their primary residence for a minimum of five years after the closing date to avoid repayment of the remainder of the prorated DPA balance.

For additional information contact sfrias@mnca.net or 308-865-5675.

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