The Weatherization Leveraged Partnerships Project is funded by the Department of Energy to offer training and assistance to local WAP organizations  in designing private partnerships and programs that leverage the WAP.
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FIRST LOOK AHEAD: ELECTIONS AND OUR ENERGY PROGRAMSCongress

The 116th Congress will see senior Democrats take the Chairs of the Committees and Subcommittees. With respect to Weatherization's funders and oversight that means Rep Marcy Kaptur [D-OH], a staunch advocate, will chair the Energy and Water development Appropriations Subcommittee, and program defender Rep Mike Simpson [R-ID] is expected to remain as Ranking Minority Member. The House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair will almost certainly be NJ Rep. Frank Pallone. Even before the election, he told the media that Democrats want to focus on oversight of Energy and other Departments in the Committee's very broad jurisdiction and on advancing good policy. He would leave investigations to the Committees charged with general oversight.

The Energy Subcommittee will be chaired by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-IL and the Environment Subcommittee by Rep Paul Tonko, [D-NY]. Both have been engaged with promoting WAP for years.

One unresolved issue to watch: will this Committee take up the recent destruction of past gains in advancing climate change policy or will the incoming Speaker appoint a special Committee to address these tough issues?
UPCOMING WEBINAR: THE DO'S & DON'TS OF DESIGNING LEVERAGED PROGRAMSWEBINAR
DECEMBER 19, 2018 2:00PM ET/1:00PM CT/12:00PM MT/11:00AM PT

Hosted by the Weatherization Leveraged Partnerships Project at the National Community Action Partnership.
Presented by David Rinebolt, Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy


Hear from Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy on the Do's and Don'ts when designing programs that leverage the WAP with utility ratepayer funded work. Making sure that a particular design or set of rules works for your program can be a challenge. This webinar will discuss both the strategy for winning leveraged dollars and the challenges of designing coordinated programs to be a win-win for Weatherization Agencies and potential partners. With years of experience in regulatory and legislative advocacy, program design, and program management, the OPAE Energy Services team has critical tips and guidance to share. CAP's energy team will facilitate the webinar and highlight online resources available to the Weatherization network. 

THROUGH NOVEMBER 19TH: SUBMIT FEEDBACK ON CREW LEADER JTA JTA
 
The continued success of the Crew Leader JTA is critical to developing quality accredited training programs. To maintain a sound, effective Crew Leader JTA, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) routinely reviews and evaluates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for competent practice within the field. A panel of subject matter experts has already identified the tasks and essential knowledge required of crew leaders and classified that knowledge into different content areas. Now it is time for those of you that have performed or are performing the Crew Leader role to participate in an online industry validation that will be used to support the work of the expert panel.

To access the validation visit https://www.research.net/r/NREL_CL 
 
The validation will be open until Monday November 19, 2018. 
 
Please send questions to the administrators at 

Please share this opportunity with the applicable staff of your agency - the survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and local feedback is critical. 

WINTER MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Energy Workshop Highlights:
  • Federal Update from Anna Garcia, Director of the Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office at the Department of Energy
  • Managing Coordinated Energy Programs - practical guidance from NASCSP, Southern New Hampshire Services, United CAP, and Prairie Five CAC on strategies for successful programmatic and fiscal management of multi-funded, multi-partner programs
  • Energy Partnerships: Innovative Partnerships Beyond Utilities - leveraging the WAP to fund increase health measures, renewable energy, and build more equitable access to affordable energy services from Southeastern Vermont Community Action and the North Carolina Community Action Association
  • Understanding the Weatherization Assistance Program For Local Agency Leaders - DOE WAP Program Manager and Michigan Training and Education Center Director will provide agency-wide leaders the framework for WAP policy and requirements in the context of the current goals of continuous improvement at all levels of the system



View the complete preliminary schedule, hotel information, and more  online.

We hope to see you in New Orleans this January!


GET EXPERT ASSISTANCE ON WINNING OR IMPROVING UTILITY-WAP PROGRAMS: MEET WITH OPAE ENERGY SERVICES AT CAP CONFERENCE OPAE

Leaders at the CAP Winter Management Conference will have the opportunity to schedule one-on-one technical assistance sessions with staff from Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy. OPAE's experienced team can assist Weatherizers, Agency Leaders, and State Associations with winning and negotiating programs that leverage the WAP as well as responding to challenges in current leveraged program designs. Talk with their staff about partnering to providing expert witness or representation during regulatory litigation proceedings or legislative processes in your state in order to secure additional funding and design programs that complement the WAP.

Feel free to sign up for these appointments in advance by  emailing Natalie Kramer. Sign ups will also be available all week at the Registration Desk of the Management and Leadership Training Conference.
UPCOMING PARTNER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES  Partner   

NASCSP Winter Training Conference
With a WAP Orientation and WAP Core Conference Training, this conference is important for grantees, subgrantees, and associations to join. February 11-15, 2019 in Arlington, VA. More information online.

Home Performance Conference
The Department of Energy has announced that it will sponsor the 2019 Home Performance Conference and Trade Show taking place April 1-3, 2019 in Chicago, IL. This training opportunity replaces the historical DOE hosted National Training Conference. This is an important opportunity for local agencies to get 'hands-on' and classroom training and can be funded utilizing WAP Training and Technical Assistance funding according to WAP Memorandum 044. See more information on the conference website. Note that the discount registration code for Weatherizers is  NATWAP1

GET IN TOUCH  Contact

Our goal as the Weatherization Leveraged Partnerships Project is to offer training and assistance to WAP organizations in designing private partnerships and programs that leverage the WAP.

We are available to assist your local Weatherization Network in getting started with leveraging or responding to challenges in current partnerships. For assistance contact Natalie Kramer.
Weatherization Leveraged Partnerships Project at Community Action Partnership


This publication was created by the National Association of Community Action Agencies - Community Action Partnership, in the performance of the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Grant Number, EE0008051. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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