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Helping Homes is designed to help elderly and low-income customers reduce their energy costs through energy-saving home improvements. This includes insulation, air sealing (i.e. caulking and weather stripping), lighting upgrades, or other measures shown to reduce energy costs. Program is open as funds are available.

Weatherization assistance for owners and renters. Limited funding for furnace replacement if there is a health concern.

Works with income-eligible homeowners to make their homes safer and more energy efficient by eliminating heat loss and air infiltration areas in the home. After the initial assessment, recommendations on home improvements are given to the homeowner and the Weatherization team will coordinate repairs with contractors. Examples of common improvements include sealing cracks, insulating attics, or repairing windows and doors. All improvements are completed at no cost to the homeowner.

Additional priority is given to households with elderly, disabled, and young children.

Weatherization assistance for owners and renters. Limited funding for furnace replacement if there is a health concern.
Helps eligible low-income customers save money by conserving energy. Energy education is incorporated in each step of the weatherization process to explain how the measures performed will help our customers save energy.

Weatherization services include a cost-effectiveness energy audit, air leakage checks, insulation, and all combustion appliances inspection for repair and/or replacement.

Weatherization services include a cost-effectiveness energy audit, air leakage checks, insulation, and all combustion appliances inspection for repair and/or replacement.

Helps individuals and families that meet income guidelines lower their utility bills by making their homes energy efficient.
LIHEAP is designed to aid qualifying low-income Iowa households in the payment of a portion of their residential heating costs for the winter heating season. Applications are accepted on a first come/first served basis starting October 1st for individuals 60 years of age or older, or persons with a disability. All other individuals may apply November 1st or after. Applications are accepted up to and including April 30th the following year. For more information contact [email protected] LIHEAP may be able to offer one or more of the following types of assistance: Heating and associated utility bill payment assistance, Energy crisis assistance, and Weatherization and energy-related home repairs.

Categories

Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Weatherization Programs
Gas Service Payment Assistance

Works with income-eligible homeowners to make their homes safer and more energy efficient by eliminating heat loss and air infiltration areas in the home. After the initial assessment, recommendations on home improvements are given to the homeowner and the Weatherization team will coordinate repairs with contractors. Examples of common improvements include sealing cracks, insulating attics, or repairing windows and doors. All improvements are completed at no cost to the homeowner.

Additional priority is given to households with elderly, disabled, and young children.

Provides weatherization services to low income households. Helps conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making homes and apartments more energy efficient. Also provides many health and safety upgrades.

Services vary, but may include insulation, furnace work, and air sealing.

Offers Energy Efficiency measures to help with reducing utility bills. Serves those with income up to 200% of federal poverty guidelines. May assist both owners and renters with landlord's permission.
Offers Energy Efficiency measures to help with reducing utility bills. Serves those with income up to 200% of federal poverty guidelines. May assist both owners and renters with landlord's permission.

Provides assistance to secure homes for hot and cold weather, making homes more energy efficient.

Provides energy efficiency services without cost to homeowners or renters who meet guidelines. Installation of work measurers are determined and measured by a computerized energy audit. Work includes sealing air infiltration leaks, high-density insulation, health and safety check, heating system repair or replacement, water heaters repair or replacement. Some minor repair is allowable for health and safety reasons.

Provides assistance to make a home more energy efficient. May include caulking, weather stripping, and attic insulation.
Provides energy efficiency services without cost to homeowners or renters who meet guidelines. Installation of work measurers are determined and measured by a computerized energy audit. Work includes sealing air infiltration leaks, high-density insulation, health and safety check, heating system repair or replacement, water heaters repair or replacement. Some minor repair is allowable for health and safety reasons.

Provides income eligible households free energy audits and upgrades to increase the energy efficiency of their homes while reducing energy costs.

Weatherization Waitlist

The weatherization program works with a priority based waitlist. Many households spend over two years on this list, but it is a necessary step in applying. To join the waitlist for weatherization, please call.

Provides assistance to secure homes for hot and cold weather, making homes more energy efficient.

Weatherization program is a federal grant program established to help reduce the heating and cooling costs for low income persons, particularly the elderly, disabled, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

**Weatherization is NOT a home remodeling or renovation program. It does not repair or replace roofs or siding, and cannot work on homes where there is a roof leak. Weatherization cannot install storm windows or doors, or skirting on mobile homes.
Provides energy efficiency related home maintenance assistance to low-income homeowners and renters. Available Weatherization benefits include the installation of insulation, furnace repair or replacement, water heater repair and/or replacement, safety checks for gas leaks, and/or replacement of old refrigerators and freezers.

Provides energy efficiency services without cost to homeowners or renters who meet guidelines. Installation of work measurers are determined and measured by a computerized energy audit. Work includes sealing air infiltration leaks, high-density insulation, health and safety check, heating system repair or replacement, water heaters repair or replacement. Some minor repair is allowable for health and safety reasons.

Helps individuals and families that meet income guidelines lower their utility bills by making their homes energy efficient.

Provides weatherization services to low income households. Helps conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making homes and apartments more energy efficient. Also provides many health and safety upgrades.

Services vary, but may include insulation, furnace work, and air sealing.

Offers Energy Efficiency measures to help with reducing utility bills. Serves those with income up to 200% of federal poverty guidelines. May assist both owners and renters with landlord's permission.