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Agenda  Legislative Update  DOE Updates  NASCSP Updates  Open Discussion

NASCSP Legislative Update Appropriations  Fiscal year ends September 30 th , Senate still hasn’t introduced any spending bills.  Continuing resolution will be needed- most reports indicate it will be a “clean” bill that will last until mid -November just before Thanksgiving holiday.  NASCSP and other advocates urging the Senate and conference to get as close to House numbers as possible  $290 million House mark for WAP (increase of $33 million)  Budget agreement set overarching funding levels  Wildcard: Trump administration  Last year, the President’s veto threat around the border wall derailed the appropriations process and lead to a shut down.

NASCSP Legislative Update Reauthorization  Both the House and Senate bills were passed out of respective committees back in July  Slight differences exist between the 2 versions  House bill had two amendments  Discrepancies to be worked out in conference  More and more energy related bills are being passed out of committee  Leadership could put together an energy package for floor votes  Late this year or early next year

Recent Peer-to-Peer Request  Over the course of our regional calls and recent listening sessions, the topic of WAP workforce development has surfaced again and again. NASCSP members report that their weatherization subgrantees have a difficult time recruiting and retaining staff at all levels: installers/contractors, energy auditors/QCIs, program managers.  NASCSP is eager to identify and highlight best practices surrounding workforce development in the WAP , particularly any innovative partnerships or recruitment/retention models that can help other states and local agencies build capacity in their WAP workforce.  This will build on a previous survey NASCSP conducted about a year ago. As always, the results and summary report will be posted in the NASCSP member portal . Contact Eric Behna , NASCSP Policy and Communications Manager, with any questions.

2018 NASCSP Funding Report Data Funding and FFY 18 FFY 17 Percent Change Production $247,136,545 $219,902,055 12.4% Increase DOE Funding $453,108,685 $419,708,733 8.0% Increase LIHEAP Funding Leveraged $267,849,328 $262,771,935 1.9% Increase Funding Funding Totals $968,094,558 $902,310,634 7.0% Increase Production 90,541 units 118,034 units 23.3% Decrease

DOE Updates DOE Spend through August 2019 Nationally: 62% Percent of DOE Funds # of Grantees Spent 70% or greater 8 60 – 69 % 25 40 – 59 % 16 Below 40% 8

DOE Updates • Alex Fitzsimmons now Deputy Assistant Secretary • NASCSP attended stakeholder meeting with Fitzsimmons in September

DOE Updates  Subgrantee ACSI survey results delivered September 5  Nationally, 5 point increase in overall satisfaction score Largest increases in:  Development of State Plan  Distribution of Funds  Monitoring and Corrective Action

DOE Updates Weatherization Program Notice- WPN 19-5  Clarifies when roof repairs may be performed as IRM, Health & Safety (H&S), or ancillary measures  Clarifies when window and door repairs are allowed as IRM, H&S, or ancillary measures  Clarifies when window and door replacements are allowed as IRMs with certain requirements for documentation  Window and door replacements “shall not” be included in air sealing https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/downloads/wpn-19-5-incidental-repair- measure-guidance

DOE Updates Training Resources Website: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/program-updates-training-resources Program Manager Toolkit: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/weatherization-assistance-program-grantee-manager-training-toolkit

DOE Updates Other updates we expect to hear at the conference:  2020 Grant Guidance Redline  Historic Preservation Agreements  Deferral Research  Weatherization Assistant Updates  Grantee ACSI survey Action Plan  Subgrantee ACSI survey details

Upcoming NASCSP Webinars Weatherization Day Kick-Off Webinar  September 11, 2019 3:00pm ET  Presenters: NASCSP , CAP , NCAF  Register here NASCSP Annual Training Conference Recap  October 16, 2019 3:00pm ET  Presenters: NASCSP  Register here

NASCSP Annual Training Conference September 23-27 Little Rock Marriott 3 Statehouse Plaza Little Rock, AR 72201 Online registration closes September 10 Agendas

Membership Updates WAP Board Elections during Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday Sept. 25 th  10 nominations received  Nominations may come from the floor  If voting member not present, proxy MUST be sent in advance of conference to chomol@nascsp.org

Board Nominations as of September 6 Region 1 Cheryl Gmuer, Josh LaRose Region 2 Mark Adams, Andrea Schroer Region 3 Robert Garber, Gwen Howe, Scott Kuhn Region 4 Jeff Heino Region 5 Brad Carpenter, Britt Pomush

Open Discussion

Future Regional Calls  October 22 & 24  November 12 & 14  December 17 & 19

Thanks for attending! Bruce Hagen, WAP Program Chair bahagen@nd.gov Eric Behna, Policy and Communications Manager ebehna@nascsp.org | 202-370-3662 Dakota Hayes, Program Assistant dhayes@nascsp.org | 202-370-3619 Amy Klusmeier, WAP Director aklusmeier@nascsp.org | 202-370-3661