Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska

  Save $ on Heating and Cooling Bills

It’s a FACT: Weatherization Works!  Since its founding in 1976, U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has provided weatherization services to more than 7 million low-income families. It is a record of service that benefits our nation by reducing our energy dependency, improving the environment, and stimulating economic development in low-income communities. Through this program, weatherization service providers install energy efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. These are not expensive upgrades—the average expenditure limit is $8,487.32 per home—but they are effective, and energy savings pay for the upgrades within a few years.

Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska administers funds for the WAP. The Mission of WAP is to reduce energy costs for low-income families, particularly the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, while safeguarding their health and safety.

Weatherization Includes…

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    furnace & water heater inspection (if found unsafe can be repaired or replaced)
  • adding insulation in attics and walls  
  • attic ventilation                                                                                                   
  • insulating crawl spaces
  • installing water heater jackets
  • insulating water heater pipes
  • weather-stripping & caulking around doors, windows, and general heat waste areas
  • repairing broken windows and doors (possibly replacing them, if determined cost effective by the National Energy Audit)

   

  Weatherization Qualifications…

  1. Qualification is based on income.  Please refer to the below chart to see if you qualify (documentation will be required with application).  If you receive Supplemental Security Income you automatically qualify!

  Household size	Max Gross Income		Household size	Max Gross Income
  1	31,300		5	75,300
  2	42,300		6	86,300
  3	53,300		7	97,300
  4	64,300		8	108,300
  	**Add $11,000 for each additional member

   

  2. Weatherization is conducted on homes that are Owned or Rented (with/landlord permission)-they can be Frame or Mobile.

   

    How it Works:  1) customer fills out an application  2) customer is notified of eligibility via an approval or denial letter 3) if eligible, when the customer’s name is at the top of our waiting list, the WAP office will call to set up an initial inspection of the home to determine what work we can do 4) weatherization work is completed  by either Mid’s in-house crew or sent out to a pre-qualified contractor 5) once the work is completed it is inspected to ensure it meets applicable federal standards.

   

  How to Apply…

  Applications are taken by Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska’s

  Community Service Coordinators.  Contact the Coordinator for your county to apply.

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  County                                                                                                                                       Service Coordinator                 Phone Number

  Franklin, Harlan, & Phelps                                                                                                      Jean Harms                               308-425-3726

  Clay, Nuckolls & Webster                                                                                                       Ashlei Roesti                             402-879-3715

  Adams                                                                                                                                      Katie Shaw                                402-463-7679

  Buffalo                                                                                                                                     Torri Walters                             308-865-5680

  Dawson, Gosper, & East Frontier                                                                                           Martha Draskovic                    308-324-4219

  Chase, Dundy, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Red Willow & West Frontier                               Araceli Santos-Ayala               308-345-1187

  Lincoln, Arthur, Grant, Hooker, Keith, Logan, McPherson, Perkins & Thomas                   Melissa Hayes                          308-627-0663

  Kearney                                                                                                                                    Tara Vazquez-Alarcon             308-832-1829

   

   

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Updated 6/30/25