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- Activity Type :: Repair, Remediate, or Mitigate
- Eligibility :: Individual Renter or Homeowner
- Contaminant :: Woodsmoke
- Contaminant :: PM2.5
- Region :: Sierra County
We found 5 funding programs that match your search criteria.
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Housing Improvement Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Renter or Homeowner
About the Award:
This grant is available for low-income members of tribes with no immediate source of housing assistance. These grants can be used by homeowners for interim improvements, repairs & renovations, replacement housing, and new housing projects.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Ventilation, Heat Source Replacement, Energy Efficiency, Structural Improvements
Funding Details:
- Approximately an average of $8 million available nationally.
- Up to $7,500 awarded for interim improvements for conditions that threaten the health of the resident.
- Up to $60,000 awarded for repairs and replacements that bring the dwelling up to code.
- Grant provides a modest replacement home if a building cannot be brought up to standards.
- Provides a modest new home to landowners who have yet to develop their piece of land.
Regions:
National
Typical Application Period: Rolling
last modified: 2019-09-16 12:03:22
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
US Department of Health And Human Services
About the Award:
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. Through this program, grantees may provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repairs. States, tribes, and tribal consortia are administered funds based on an allocation formula that takes into consideration several variables, one being population size. More information about the LIHEAP allocation formula, including the way in which it distributes funds to tribes, can be found here. Individual renters and homeowners should contact their LIHEAP Tribal Contact to inquire about using LIHEAP funds for healthy homes work.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Energy Home Repairs, Weatherization, energy efficiency, heat source replacement
Funding Details:
- Total FY 2019 Tribal Funding: $40,709,847
- Tribes can use up to 15% of funds allotted on weatherization or other low-cost energy-related home repairs
- Tribes can apply for a waiver to use up to 25% of funds for these projects
- Individuals receive funds in the form of direct repairs and subsidized energy bills.
Award Type:
Home Repairs
Regions:
National
Program Highlights:
In 2007, the Makah Tribe's LIHEAP Program replaced 10 wood stoves using LIHEAP and HUD funds. LIHEAP continued to provide project assistance as the Makah Tribe replaced 45 wood stoves through 2011 using EPA funds. [source]
Typical Application Period: July to September; 2019 date: 9/3/2019. Applications usually due to September 1st. Individuals can apply to this program year-round.
Contact:
Grantees should contact lauren.christopher@acf.hhs.gov. Individual renters and homeowners should contact their LIHEAP Tribal Contact to inquire about using LIHEAP funds for healthy homes work.
last modified: 2019-09-16 11:56:12
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Multi-County Woodsmoke Reduction Program & Greater Portola Wood Stove Change-Out Program
Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Renter or Homeowner
About the Award:
As of August 2019, the Multi-County Program is delaying funding decisions potentially to early 2020. Interested participants can join a waitlist that will be capped at 70 people. The Portola area only program is still running.
The Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District currently has 2 wood stove change-out programs! One is for all of Plumas, Sierra and Nevada County except the Portola area. The other is for the Portola area only. Both programs are designed to help households replace non-EPA certified wood stove or insert used as a primary source of heat with a cleaner burning and more efficient device. Open hearth fireplaces may be eligible for each Program if the fireplace is used as a primary source of heat (documentation required). Each Program will offer Vouchers towards the purchase and installation of a new EPA-certified woodstove, fireplace wood insert, gas (natural gas or propane), or electric device. Participants have four weeks to purchase a new device after receiving a voucher.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat source replacement
Funding Details:
For the Multi-County Woodsmoke Reduction Program
- $3,500 for residents of low-income communities as defined by this map.
- Low-income residents outside of these areas can qualify via proof of enrollment in a low-income assistance program.
- $1,000 for all other residents.
For the Greater Portola Wood Stove Change-Out Program
Residents INSIDE the City of Portola Sphere of Influence
- Up to $3,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
- Up to $4,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified Pellet, Propane or Kerosene heating devices
Residents OUTSIDE the City of Portola Sphere of Influence and Within the Nonattainment Area
- Up to $1,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
- Up to $3,000 to replace a qualified wood heating device with a Pellet, Propane or Kerosene
- Up to $3,500 for low-income residents to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
- Up to $4,500 for low-income residents to replace a qualified wood heating device with a Pellet, Propane or Kerosene heater.
Award Type:
Tax Credit/Deduction, Rebate, or Voucher
Contaminants covered:
Typical Application Period: Rolling. Applications accepted until August 2020 (or until funds run out)
Notes:
Non-EPA certified wood stoves and inserts are defined for the multi-county program as pre-1987 and for the Portola program as appliances older than 20 years. For the Portola program, in some cases, repairs may be funded rather than replacements.
Contact:
sam@myairdistrict.com for multi-county program; julie@myairdistrict.com for Portola program
last modified: 2019-10-10 15:05:43
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Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants
US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Renter or Homeowner
About the Award:
Loans for very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat Source Replacement, Mold Remediation, Ventilation Installation, Insulation Improvements
Funding Details:
- Maximum grant is $10,000
- Maximum loan is $40,000 (can be combined)
- Loans can be repaid over 20 years
Regions:
National
Program Highlights:
In 2014, Marilyn Wagner, a tribal elder on the Warm Springs Reservation received a $6,846 grant to remediate health and safety hazards in her home. This included installing a new wood stove chimney and remediating moisture and rot issues with the ceiling and floor tiles. [Source]
Typical Application Period: Rolling
Notes:
Recipients of program loans hoping to fund a project on tribal trust land are required to provide a deed of trust as a form of security for the loan. As this part of the application process can be difficult to navigate, close collaboration between loan recipients, USDA, BIA, and other involved parties is recommended.
Contact:
Dependent on Region - Contact your local Rural Development Office
last modified: 2019-09-16 13:37:06
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Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Department of Energy
About the Award:
This grant is meant to improve energy efficiency in low-income households through weatherization improvements and upgrades. Individual households apply for this program through a local weatherization provider. Weatherization agencies will work with the tribes to provide services in a community. Clients are referred by the tribe to the agency to submit their individual application. Often the tribes work with the agency to identify potential workers for the weatherization program.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
ventilation, insulation, sealing ducts and pipes, Bathroom fans, health and safety testing, Air sealing, heat source replacement
Funding Details:
The weatherization program evaluates the individual home for eligible energy savings measures and for health and safety issues that need to be addressed. Repairs are limited to those items that would be critical to the installation of a weatherization measure. Health and Safety improvements are usually related to Lead-Based Paint, Asbestos, mold, moisture, and poor indoor air quality. Every home receives ventilation equipment to ensure healthy indoor air quality over the long term.
Award Type:
Home Repairs
Regions:
National
Typical Application Period: Rolling
last modified: 2019-09-16 11:58:06
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Housing Improvement Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs
About the Award:
This grant is available for low-income members of tribes with no immediate source of housing assistance. These grants can be used by homeowners for interim improvements, repairs & renovations, replacement housing, and new housing projects.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Ventilation, Heat Source Replacement, Energy Efficiency, Structural Improvements
Funding Details:
- Approximately an average of $8 million available nationally.
- Up to $7,500 awarded for interim improvements for conditions that threaten the health of the resident.
- Up to $60,000 awarded for repairs and replacements that bring the dwelling up to code.
- Grant provides a modest replacement home if a building cannot be brought up to standards.
- Provides a modest new home to landowners who have yet to develop their piece of land.
National
Typical Application Period: Rolling
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
US Department of Health And Human Services
About the Award:
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. Through this program, grantees may provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repairs. States, tribes, and tribal consortia are administered funds based on an allocation formula that takes into consideration several variables, one being population size. More information about the LIHEAP allocation formula, including the way in which it distributes funds to tribes, can be found here. Individual renters and homeowners should contact their LIHEAP Tribal Contact to inquire about using LIHEAP funds for healthy homes work.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Energy Home Repairs, Weatherization, energy efficiency, heat source replacement
Funding Details:
- Total FY 2019 Tribal Funding: $40,709,847
- Tribes can use up to 15% of funds allotted on weatherization or other low-cost energy-related home repairs
- Tribes can apply for a waiver to use up to 25% of funds for these projects
- Individuals receive funds in the form of direct repairs and subsidized energy bills.
Home Repairs
National
Program Highlights:
In 2007, the Makah Tribe's LIHEAP Program replaced 10 wood stoves using LIHEAP and HUD funds. LIHEAP continued to provide project assistance as the Makah Tribe replaced 45 wood stoves through 2011 using EPA funds. [source]
Typical Application Period: July to September; 2019 date: 9/3/2019. Applications usually due to September 1st. Individuals can apply to this program year-round.
Contact:
Grantees should contact lauren.christopher@acf.hhs.gov. Individual renters and homeowners should contact their LIHEAP Tribal Contact to inquire about using LIHEAP funds for healthy homes work.
Multi-County Woodsmoke Reduction Program & Greater Portola Wood Stove Change-Out Program
Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District
About the Award:
As of August 2019, the Multi-County Program is delaying funding decisions potentially to early 2020. Interested participants can join a waitlist that will be capped at 70 people. The Portola area only program is still running.
The Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District currently has 2 wood stove change-out programs! One is for all of Plumas, Sierra and Nevada County except the Portola area. The other is for the Portola area only. Both programs are designed to help households replace non-EPA certified wood stove or insert used as a primary source of heat with a cleaner burning and more efficient device. Open hearth fireplaces may be eligible for each Program if the fireplace is used as a primary source of heat (documentation required). Each Program will offer Vouchers towards the purchase and installation of a new EPA-certified woodstove, fireplace wood insert, gas (natural gas or propane), or electric device. Participants have four weeks to purchase a new device after receiving a voucher.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat source replacement
Funding Details:
For the Multi-County Woodsmoke Reduction Program
- $3,500 for residents of low-income communities as defined by this map.
- Low-income residents outside of these areas can qualify via proof of enrollment in a low-income assistance program.
- $1,000 for all other residents.
For the Greater Portola Wood Stove Change-Out Program
Residents INSIDE the City of Portola Sphere of Influence
- Up to $3,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
- Up to $4,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified Pellet, Propane or Kerosene heating devices
Residents OUTSIDE the City of Portola Sphere of Influence and Within the Nonattainment Area
- Up to $1,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
- Up to $3,000 to replace a qualified wood heating device with a Pellet, Propane or Kerosene
- Up to $3,500 for low-income residents to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
- Up to $4,500 for low-income residents to replace a qualified wood heating device with a Pellet, Propane or Kerosene heater.
Tax Credit/Deduction, Rebate, or Voucher
Typical Application Period: Rolling. Applications accepted until August 2020 (or until funds run out)
Notes:
Non-EPA certified wood stoves and inserts are defined for the multi-county program as pre-1987 and for the Portola program as appliances older than 20 years. For the Portola program, in some cases, repairs may be funded rather than replacements.
Contact:
sam@myairdistrict.com for multi-county program; julie@myairdistrict.com for Portola program
Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants
US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
About the Award:
Loans for very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat Source Replacement, Mold Remediation, Ventilation Installation, Insulation Improvements
Funding Details:
- Maximum grant is $10,000
- Maximum loan is $40,000 (can be combined)
- Loans can be repaid over 20 years
National
Program Highlights:
In 2014, Marilyn Wagner, a tribal elder on the Warm Springs Reservation received a $6,846 grant to remediate health and safety hazards in her home. This included installing a new wood stove chimney and remediating moisture and rot issues with the ceiling and floor tiles. [Source]
Typical Application Period: Rolling
Notes:
Recipients of program loans hoping to fund a project on tribal trust land are required to provide a deed of trust as a form of security for the loan. As this part of the application process can be difficult to navigate, close collaboration between loan recipients, USDA, BIA, and other involved parties is recommended.
Contact:
Dependent on Region - Contact your local Rural Development Office
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Department of Energy
About the Award:
This grant is meant to improve energy efficiency in low-income households through weatherization improvements and upgrades. Individual households apply for this program through a local weatherization provider. Weatherization agencies will work with the tribes to provide services in a community. Clients are referred by the tribe to the agency to submit their individual application. Often the tribes work with the agency to identify potential workers for the weatherization program.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
ventilation, insulation, sealing ducts and pipes, Bathroom fans, health and safety testing, Air sealing, heat source replacement
Funding Details:
The weatherization program evaluates the individual home for eligible energy savings measures and for health and safety issues that need to be addressed. Repairs are limited to those items that would be critical to the installation of a weatherization measure. Health and Safety improvements are usually related to Lead-Based Paint, Asbestos, mold, moisture, and poor indoor air quality. Every home receives ventilation equipment to ensure healthy indoor air quality over the long term.
Home Repairs
National
Typical Application Period: Rolling
Welcome in to the Beta Test Site!
We encourage you to explore, try out the search tools and give us feedback on your experience.
Because we are still adding finishing touches, please do not yet share this within your networks. Thank you for being one of our testers – we appreciate your feedback!
The Tribal Healthy Homes Network