November 2, 2010 

Selected Aspects of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Efforts to Implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Weatherization Assistance Program

The Department of Energy's (Department) Weatherization Assistance Program (Weatherization Program) received $5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to improve the energy efficiency of residences owned or occupied by low income persons. Subsequently, the Department awarded a 3 year Weatherization Program grant of $252 million to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania). This grant provided about a 10 fold increase over the $25.4 million in funds available to Pennsylvania for weatherization in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.

Topic: Financial Assistance