Please use the map below to visit your specific state, territory, or tribe and review the identified eligibility guidelines. The state, tribal, or territorial website will provide a list of the local organizations or providers that offer weatherization services under its "How to Apply" section. Some states offer an online application direct from their website, but most guide you to contact the local providers. Once you have identified your local weatherization provider, contact them to start the application process.
Your local provider will require proof of income for the prior year, such as pay stubs or social security payments. After receiving your application and income information, your local weatherization provider will determine if you are eligible to receive weatherization services. Please remember that people who are most in need are often moved to the top of this list. Finally, if you rent, you must get permission from your landlord before workers can begin work on the house.
Once your home is selected for weatherization services, your local weatherization provider will schedule a date and time to complete an energy audit, which is a computerized assessment of your home's energy use carried out by a professional energy auditor and includes an analysis of your energy bills, a blower-door pressurized test to determine the infiltration of outside air into your house, and an inspection of all energy equipment for potentially health and safety issues.
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Keep in mind: You do not need to file a state income tax return to receive the Home Heating Credit. You may apply for the Home Heating Credit only. Eligibility is based on income, number of exemptions and household heating costs. Services typically include: Wall Insulation. Attic Insulation and Ventilation. Foundation Insulation. Air Leakage Reduction. Smoke Detectors. Dryer Venting. We at least have some semblance of an energy safety net, there's been almost nothing for home repair," said Justin Schott, project manager of the University of Michigan's Energy Equity Project.
Weatherization may not be on the forefront of Detroit homeowners' minds when they have other pressing repairs to make first, said Gibran Washington, program manager at EcoWorks, a Detroit-based nonprofit helping low- to moderate-income households with energy conservation. Detroiter Rosemary Hurn is among the homeowners who would need to fix up her home before she could weatherize it.
She's applied to several programs to make repairs, including EcoWorks. Hurn's roof is buckling and shingles have fallen off, she said. Her upstairs ceiling is drooping and water drips into her living room through leaks in the roof. There is mold and asbestos.
Her home isn't weatherized, she said. Conditions inside her home got so bad after the late June flooding that swept through southeast Michigan that she had to move in with her daughter. She's been there ever since. But she wants to return to the west-side Detroit house she's called home for 46 years — the place where she raised her children.
It can be made up and beautified," she said. I love my home, but I am so sad the way my roof is. It's really in a bad shape. Funding to help residents make health and safety repairs is crucial so they can be on the path to weatherizing their homes, experts said.
Meanwhile Detroiters like Hurn, who is on a fixed income, just want to make their homes whole again. What am I going to do? My hands are tied. I've got expenses to pay, I've got bills to pay.
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