The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) administers the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) as authorized by Title IV, Energy Conservation and Prod…
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
July 27, 2026
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) administers the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) as authorized by Title IV, Energy Conservation and Production Act, as amended. The mission of WAP is to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety. Each home weatherized under WAP would receive approximately $8,813 as determined by site-specific outcomes of the energy audit process. This NEPA determination is specific to the 55 WAP Recipients with a DOE executed Historic Preservation Programmatic Agreement for Allowable Activities funded by the WAP Program Year 2026 Formula Grants Administrative and Legal Requirements Document (WAP ALRD 2026), WAP Weatherization Readiness, and reported Petroleum Violation Escrow (PVE) funds, as applicable