Options for coordinating low-income fuel assistance with weatherization and conservation services

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6367403

This manual for coordinating low-income fuel assistance with weatherization and conservation services is divided into eight chapters that are presented in three parts. These parts provide: an introduction to the manual describing the objectives of the manual, the rationale for coordination, methods used to prepare the manual, how to use the manual, and background information on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons (WAP); a review of approaches to state and local coordination of energy assistance programs; and detailed descriptions of the primary issues and factors influencing the effectiveness of interprogram coordination. In addition, a series of eight appendices are contained in the manual. These appendices include case studies of several state and local agencies that administered the FY 1981 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and other energy assistance programs, an overview of federal, state, private and local energy assistance programs, a bibliography and a glossary of key terms and definitions.

• Research Organization: Centaur Associates, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79PE70097
• OSTI ID: 6367403
• Report Number(s): DOE/PE/70097-T1; ON: DE85002169
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AGREEMENTS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EXPENSES
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
HUMAN POPULATIONS
LOW INCOME GROUPS
MANAGEMENT
MINORITY GROUPS
POPULATIONS
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
WEATHERIZATION