Weatherization Assistance for You and Yours
Weatherization Works for Missouri: Pass It On!
Heating and cooling homes are basic necessities, but can be very costly for some homes, especially older and poorly weatherized homes.
Weatherization of homes saves Missouri citizens hard-earned cash, typically as much as $430 a year. These weatherization steps often include adding insulation to walls and attics as well as weather-stripping windows and doors.
Weatherization assistance – taking steps to maintain temperature by conserving heat in the winter and cool air in the summer – is available to Missouri households at no cost through a federal grant program designed to save households money, save energy and put local people back to work.
The Weatherization Assistance Program is an income-based program and is NOT a low-income or poverty program. Families of four earning up to $44,700 can qualify.
Income Guidelines
| Size of Family Unit | Income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $21,780 |
| 2 | $29,420 |
| 3 | $37,060 |
| 4 | $44,700 |
| 5 | $52,340 |
| 6 | $59,980 |
| 7 | $67,620 |
| 8 | $75,260 |
| Each additional member | $7,640 |
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Energy administers federal funds to 16 regional community action agencies, one city government and one not-for-profit organization.
Interested citizens whose household income during the last calendar year match the requirements as outlined on the chart above should contact their local agency, according to this map.
Your local weatherization agency can provide you names of local people who have had the work completed, and can answer all your questions.
The local weatherization agency will provide application forms and require income documentation to verify eligibility. When the household is verified as eligible, a local auditor will conduct an on-site pre-inspection of the home to determine which weatherization steps will produce the greatest energy and cost savings.
Upon approval, a local, trained, professional crew will install the energy efficiency measures, after which a quality control inspector will examine the work to ensure quality and completeness.
Special steps are taken to assure privacy and personal safety before, during and after the weatherization work.
Pass It On! Tell A Neighbor
Whether or not your household qualifies or could use weatherization assistance, please forward this information along to other members of your family, to friends and to neighbors with a note to encourage them to forward to their friends and neighbors.
Weatherization Works For All Seasons: Pass It On!
For More Information, Contact: dalena.hardy@dnr.mo.gov
E-mail comments to dalena.hardy@dnr.mo.gov