5 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE

Eligibility, 2605(c)(1)(A), 2605(b)(2) - Assurance 2 5.1 Designate the income eligibility threshold used for the Weatherization component Add Household Size Eligibility Guideline Eligibility Threshold 1 All Household Sizes HHS Poverty Guidelines 200.00% 5.2 Do you enter into an interagency agreement to have another government agency administer a WEATHERIZATION component? Yes No 5.3 If yes, name the agency and attach a copy of the Internal Agreement or Contract. Kansas Housing Resource Corporation 5.4 Is there a separate monitoring protocol for weatherization? Yes No WEATHERIZATION - Types of Rules 5.5 Under what rules do you administer LIHEAP weatherization? (Check only one.) Entirely under LIHEAP (not DOE) rules Entirely under DOE WAP (not LIHEAP) rules Mostly under LIHEAP rules with the following DOE WAP rule(s) where LIHEAP and WAP rules differ (Check all that apply): Income Threshold Weatherization of entire multi-family housing structure is permitted if at least 66% of units (50% in 2- & 4-unit buildings) are eligible units or will become eligible within 180 days Weatherize shelters temporarily housing primarily low income persons (excluding nursing homes, prisons, and similar institutional care facilities). Other - Describe: Mostly under DOE WAP rules, with the following LIHEAP rule(s) where LIHEAP and WAP rules differ (Check all that apply.) Income Threshold Weatherization not subject to DOE WAP maximum statewide average cost per dwelling unit. Weatherization measures are not subject to DOE Savings to Investment Ration (SIR ) standards. Other - Describe: Other - Describe: LIEAP funds may be used to install ductwork after all funding possibilities have been eliminated. Re-weatherization of a home is possible as long as no part of the costs were through use of DOE funds. DOE average cost per unit is used along with consideration of special allowances (through written request by the sub-grantee) if there is a need to do certain repair measures. Those measures include small (measured by cost) amounts of repair that in a normal instance would require sub-grantee to "walk away" from the home until those minor repairs are completed. LIHEAP funds may be used by weatherization agencies to purchase temporary electric space heaters for emergency "no heats". DOE's criteria for automatic qualifiers of SSI and TANF is utilized. Additionally, if the applicant received LIHEAP assistance during the most recent program cycle, the LIHEAP calculated income can be used, and the application can be considered automatically eligible. LIHEAP funds may be used to weatherize multi-family units where eligible under DOE rules. Due to lower income qualifications, 20% cap on multi- family units may be waived. "Income calculated with the previous 12 months for HUD compliance may be utilized for income documentation" in reference to multi-family properties. Either ASHRAE standard 62-1989 or ASHRAE 62-2-2016 may be used for calculating acceptable indoor air quality. LIHEAP funds can be used to purchase and provide DIY weatherization kits to income eligible clients on the weatherization waiting list as they wait for full weatherization services if full services are delayed. LIHEAP funds can be used to install and/or replace window or central air-conditioning systems on weatherization projects for elderly, disabled, or medically at-risk homeowners when the AC is nonexistent or nonfunctional. LIHEAP funds can be used to install and/or replace central air conditioning systems in owner occupied units when weatherization replaces the connected furnace when the AC is nonfunctional, older than 15 years of age, or when the existing AC would otherwise damage the new furnace. Weatherization operates a heating and cooling system repair and replacement assistance program that is separate from household weatherization. Eligibility, 2605(b)(5) - Assurance 5 5.6 Do you require an assets test? Yes No 5.7 Do you have additional/differing eligibility policies for : Renters Yes No Renters living in subsidized housing? Yes No Renters with utilities included in the rent? Yes No 5.8 Do you give priority in eligibility to: Older Adults? Yes No Individuals with a disability? Yes No Young Children? Yes No House holds with high energy burdens? Yes No Other? Yes No If you selected "Yes" for any of the options in questions 5.6, 5.7, or 5.8, you must provide further explanation of these policies in the text field below. 5.7 Renters are eligible for the weatherization program and the income eligibility process is the exact same as for an owner, no difference. However, in rental properties, the owner does have to grant permission and they do so by completing a Property Owner/Rental Property Agreement which grants permission for the Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program to weatherize the dwelling at the indicated address and do whatever reasonable repairs are deemed necessary within the guidelines. 5.8 The Kansas Weatherization Program and its sub-grantees give priority to outreach methods and service to three groups of households: those with low-income elderly clients (age 60 or older), those with low-income who have disabilities (any individual who has physical or mental disability) that constitutes or results in a substantial handicap to the individual's employment, or a person who has a record of having or is regarded as having physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one of more of the individual's major life activities or someone who has a disability that would make the individual eligible to receive disability insurance benefits or supplemental social security income from SSA or developmental disability assistance from HHS, and those low-income families with children 18 years or under. Benefit Levels 5.9 Do you have a maximum LIHEAP weatherization benefit/expenditure per household? Yes No 5.9a If yes, what is the maximum? $0 5.10 Do you use an Average Cost per Unit (ACPU). Yes No 5.10a If so, what is the ACPU amount? $0 Types of Assistance, 2605(c)(1), (B) & (D) 5.11 What LIHEAP weatherization measures do you provide ? (Check all categories that apply.) Weatherization needs assessments/audits Energy related roof repair Caulking and insulation Major appliance repairs Storm windows Major appliance replacement Furnace/heating system modifications/repairs Windows/sliding glass doors Furnace replacement Doors Cooling system modifications/repairs Water Heater Water conservation measures Cooling system replacement Roof top solar Community solar projects Compact florescent light bulbs Other - Describe: If any of the above questions require further explanation or clarification that could not be made in the fields provided, attach a document with said explanation here.