U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Weatherization & Intergovernmental Program

Program Guidance

Here you will find program guidance documents from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program and its associated grant programs for states, U.S. overseas territories, and Indian Tribal governments: the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, the State Energy Program (SEP), and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

For Frequently Asked Questions about EECBG, SEP or WAP, please visit our searchable FAQ database.

Program guidance is listed by topic and by program.

Program Guidance by Topic

• WAP Recovery Act Grant Closeout
• Benefits and Job Creation from the Recovery Act
• Buy American
• Davis-Bacon Act
• Historic Preservation
• Housing and Urban Development Multifamily Properties
• Recovery Act Monitoring and Reporting Guidance
• NEPA/Wastestream Management
• Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Programs

Program Guidance by Program

• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
• State Energy Program
• Weatherization Assistance Program

Benefits and Job Creation from the Recovery Act

• Recovery Act Benefits Calculator
  Calculate energy savings and emissions reductions from projects supported by the 2009 Recovery Act based on your project information.

• Recovery Act Benefits Calculator: Energy Demand Reduction and Energy Cost Savings
  Calculate your energy demand reduction and energy cost savings from projects supported by the 2009 Recovery Act based on your estimated energy savings.

• Calculation of Job Creation Through DOE Recovery Act Funding
  WAP Program Notice 10-14A, SEP Program Notice 10-07A, and EECBG Program Notice 10-08A effective September 29, 2010.

• Jobs Calculator
  Spreadsheet for states, local governments, weatherization agencies, Indian tribes, and overseas U.S. territories receiving grants under the Recovery Act to calculate job creation from projects funded by those grants.

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Communications Resource Kit

• SEP and EECBG Communications Resource Kit
  Grantee media relations toolkit issued March 14, 2011
• SEP Recovery Act sign (24x36")
  recovery.gov document issued March 14, 2011
• SEP Recovery Act sign (8.5 x 11")
  recovery.gov document issued March 14, 2011

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Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Programs

• Guidelines for Pilot PACE Financing Programs
  Guidelines issued May 7, 2010
• Status Update – Pilot PACE Financing Programs

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program

Topic specific guidance is listed above.

EECBG Rebate Frequently Asked Questions

Guidance Issued in Fiscal Year 2013

• SEP and EECBG 13-001 Guidance for Returning Interest Earned
  Effective March 21, 2013

• EECBG 10-020B, Guidance for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Recipients on Closeout Procedures, revised on January 8, 2013

• EECBG 09-002D Guidance For Energy Efficiency And Conservation Block Grant Grantees On Financing Programs
  EECBG Program Notice 09-002D revised October 17, 2012

Guidance Issued in 2012

• EECBG 12-001 Guidance For EECBG Grantees on Interest Rate Buy-Down Programs
  EECBG Program Notice 12-001 effective June 4, 2012

Guidance Issued in 2011

• EECBG 11-003 Guidance on the Required Period for Grantees to Obligate Funds and the Procedures for Reporting of Obligated Funds
  EECBG Program Notice 11-003 effective November 1, 2011

• EECBG 10-020a Guidance for Non-State Energy Office Grant Recipients on Closeout Procedures
  EECBG Revised Program Notice 10-020a effective October 3, 2011

• EECBG Reporting Guidance: Program Notice 10-07C
  Effective June 23, 2011

• EECBG 09-002C Guidance for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Grantees on Financing Programs
  EECBG Program Notice 09-002C effective March 14, 2011

• EECBG 11-001 Guidance on Basic Best Practices in Management of Energy Performance in Buildings
  EECBG Program Notice 11-001 effective January 21, 2011

• EECBG 11-002 Clarification of Ten Percent Limitation on Use of Funds for Administrative Expenses
  EECBG Program Notice 11-002 effective July 28, 2011

Guidance Issued in 2009-2010

• EECBG 09-002A Guidance for EECBG Grantees on Financing Programs
  EECBG Revised Program Notice 09-002A effective July 27, 2010

• EECBG 09-002B Guidance for EECBG Grantees on Financing Programs
  EECBG Revised Program Notice 09-002B effective August 10, 2010

• EECBG 10-07B Recovery Act Reporting Requirements
  EECBG Program Notice 10-07B effective September 17, 2010

  • EECBG 10-07B Reporting Guidance Process Metric List
    EECBG Program Notice 10-07B Attachment

• EECBG 10-08A DOE Recovery Act Jobs Creation Reporting Requirements
  EECBG Program Notice 10-08A effective September 29, 2010

• EECBG 10-009 Required Period for States to Provide Sub Grants
  EECBG Program Notice 10-009 effective March 9, 2010

• EECBG 10-011 Recovery Act Formula Grant Guidance
  EECBG Program Notice 10-011 effective April 21, 2010

• EECBG 10-013 Guidance for EECBG Recipients on Payment Procedures
  EECBG Program Notice 10-013 effective June 23, 2010

• EECBG 10-014 Guidance for EECBG Recipients on Procurement Methods
  EECBG Program Notice 10-014 effective June 23, 2010

• EECBG 10-015 Guidance on Consumer Rebate Programs for Energy Star and Other Qualified Energy Efficiency Appliances
  EECBG Program Notice 10-015 effective July 22, 2010

• EECBG 10‐016 Guidance on Non-Appliance Consumer Rebate Programs
  EECBG Program Notice 10-016 effective August 10, 2010

• EECBG 10-017 Evaluation Guidelines for Grantees
  EECBG Program Notice 10-017 effective July 21, 2010

• EECBG 10-018 Guidance on Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) and New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (New CREBs)
  EECBG Program Notice 10-018 effective July 27, 2010

• EECBG 10-019 Guidance for Grantees on Sub-recipient Monitoring
  EECBG Program Notice 10-019 effective October 26, 2010

• EECBG 10-020 Guidance for Grant Recipients on Closeout Procedures
  EECBG Program Notice 10-020 effective December 21, 2010

• EECBG 10-021 Guidance for Eligibility of Activities
  EECBG Program Notice 10-021 effective January 4, 2011

• Guidance on the Buy American provision as applied to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  Office of EERE Guidance effective December 17, 2009

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State Energy Program

Topic specific guidance is listed above.

Guidance Issued in 2013

• SEP and EECBG 13-001 Guidance for Returning Interest Earned
  Effective March 21, 2013

• SEP 10-006C DOE Reporting Requirements for the State Energy Program
  SEP Program Notice 10-006C effective February 4, 2013
  Attachment to EECBG-SEP Reporting Guidance: Process Metrics List

Guidance Issued in 2012

• SEP 10-008D Guidance for State Energy Program Grantees on Financing Programs
  SEP Program Notice 10-008D effective October 26, 2012

• SEP 12-002 Guidance for State Energy Program Grantees on Interest Rate Buy-Down Programs
  SEP Program Notice 12-002 effective June 4, 2012

Guidance Issued in 2011

• SEP 12-001 Guidance for State Energy Program Recipients on Policy and Procedures Pursuant to the Closeout of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grants
  SEP Program Notice 12-001 effective November 9, 2011

• SEP Reporting Guidance: Program Notice 10-006B
  Effective June 23, 2011

• SEP 10-008C Guidance for State Energy Program Grantees on Financing Programs
  SEP Program Notice 10-008C effective March 14, 2011

• SEP 11-001 Guidance on Basic Best Practices in Management of Energy Performance in Buildings
  SEP Program Notice 11-001 effective January 21, 2011

Guidance Issued in 2009-2010

• SEP 10-001 National Environmental Policy Act Guide for State Energy Program and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Projects
  SEP Program Notice 10-001 and EECBG Program Notice 10-003 effective December 16, 2009.

• SEP 10-002 Retooling and Manufacturing Program Guidance Using State Energy Program Funds
  SEP Program Notice 10-002 effective December 22, 2009

• SEP 10-003A Guidance on Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Requirements for State Energy Program Grant Recipients under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  SEP Program Notice 10-003A revised guidance effective April 7, 2010

• SEP 10-004A Guidance on Davis-Bacon Act Requirements for Recovery Act-Funded Rebate, Grant and Financing Programs for Individual Homeowners Conducted Under the State Energy Program, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program and Appliance Rebate Program
  SEP Program Notice 10-004A revised guidance effective April 7, 2010

• SEP 10-005 Historic Preservation DOE Program Guidance
  SEP program notice 10-005 effective February 11, 2010

• SEP 10-006A DOE Recovery Act Reporting Requirements
  SEP Program Notice 10-006A effective September 20, 2010

  • SEP 10-006A Reporting Guidance Process Metric List
    SEP Program Notice 10-006A Attachment

• SEP 10-007A DOE Recovery Act Jobs Creation Reporting Requirements
  SEP Program Notice 10-007A effective September 29, 2010

• SEP 10-008B Guidance on Financing Programs
  SEP Revised Program Notice 10-008B effective August 10, 2010

• SEP 10-010 Guidance on Davis-Bacon Act Wage Rates for ARRA-Funded State Energy Program Projects Including Residential Weatherization Work
  SEP Program Notice 10-010 effective May 6, 2010

• SEP 10-011 Guidance for SEP Recipients on Payment Procedures
  SEP Notice 10-011 effective June 23, 2010

• SEP 10-012 SEP Guidance Regarding Appliance Rebate Programs
  SEP Program Notice 10-012 effective July 22, 2010

• SEP 10-013 Guidance for State Energy Program Grantees on Qualified on Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds and New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds.
  SEP program notice 10-013. Effective July 28, 2010

• SEP 10-014 Guidance on Non-appliance Rebates
  SEP Program Notice 10-014 effective August 10, 2010

• SEP 10-015 Guidance for Grantees on Sub-recipient Monitoring
  SEP Program Notice 10-015 effective October 26, 2010

• Projects Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Administered by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Notice
  DOE program guidance for complying with the Buy American Provision of the 2009 Recovery Act, effective December 17, 2009. You can find a more in-depth explanation of the Buy American Provision in the Recovery Act section of the EERE Web site

• Guidelines for States Conducting or Contracting Evaluations of ARRA Funded SEP Activities
  From the SEP/AARA Evaluation Webinar June 16 & 17, 2010

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Weatherization Assistance Program

Topic specific guidance is listed above.

For program guidance not included here, please visit WAPTAC.org. For more information regarding closeout procedures for the Weatherization Assistance Program, please refer to the WAP Recovery Act Grant Closeout FAQs.

• Weatherization Assistance Program Incidental Repair Measure Guidance
  Program Notice 12-09 is effective June 27, 2012

• Guidance on Closeout Procedures for Recovery Act Grants under The Weatherization Assistance Program
  Program Notice 12-03 is effective October 14, 2011

• Guidance for Grant Amendments for the Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers Funding
  Program Notice 10-19 is effective September 22, 2010

• 2010 Poverty Income Guidelines and Definition of Income
  Program Notice 10-18 is effective September 20, 2010

• Guidance on Reprogramming Training and Technical Assistance Funds to Program Operations
  Program Notice 10-10 is effective May 25, 2010

• Weatherization Guidance on Maintaining Privacy of Recipients of Services
  Program Notice 10-8 is effective February 1, 2010

• Grantee Performance Required to Release the Hold on Remaining 50% of Obligated Recovery Act Funds
  Program Notice 10-05 effective December 3, 2009

• 2010 Allocations to the States
  Program Notice 10-02 effective December 8, 2009

• Grant Guidance to Administer the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding
  Program Notice 09-01B effective March 12, 2009

• Weatherization Assistance Program 2009 Final Rule and Notice for U.S. Territories
  DOE issued this Final Rule for the Weatherization Assistance Program and Notice for the U.S. Territories on March 11, 2009 and published it in the Federal Register.

• 2009 Weatherization Assistance Program Guidance
  Program Notice 09-01 is in effect since November 17, 2008 and provides guidance for states and weatherization agencies to manage their weatherization grants for program year 2009.

• 2009 Poverty Income Guidelines and Definition of Income
  Program Notice 09-05 is in effect since February 18, 2009 and defines who is eligible to receive weatherization services.

• Health and Safety Guidance
  Program Notice 02-05 is in effect since July 12, 2002. DOE sets guidelines for weatherization workers in the field and for DOE Regional Offices and states to assess the health and safety plans of provider agencies.

• Lead-Safe Weatherization—Additional Materials and Information
  Program Notice 09-06 is in effect since January 2009 and supplements Program Notice 08-06, all of which addresses how to provide weatherization services to homes that were built before 1978 and might have lead hazards when weatherization work is being performed.

• Interim Lead-Safe Weatherization Guidance
  Program Notice 08-06 is in effect since September 2008 and establishes minimum standards for performing work in homes that were built before 1978 and might have lead hazards when weatherization work is being performed.

• Lead-Based Paint Regulations
  Program Notice 02-6 is in effect since July 12, 2002 and updates guidance on health and safety issues and provides lead-safe weatherization protocol for work in buildings that might contain lead paints. See also links to other federal agencies work on lead exposure, and find contacts to national organizations addressing health and safety issues surrounding lead exposure and liability insurance issues; published by WAPTAC.

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Legal Hotline for Recovery Act Questions

The DOE General Counsel's (GC) office operates an email hotline for legal questions related to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including the State Energy Program (SEP), Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). State, county, municipal, and tribal government representatives are welcome to email their legal questions.

Questions will be fielded to the appropriate GC attorney or program contact. Responses will be emailed as quickly as possible to the questioner. Our attorneys can expedite a response to your question if you include any or all of the following information in your email:

• Name of the project
• Grant or procurement number
• Program under which you are receiving the grant
• Your contracting officer's first and last name

You can see all responses to these frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the GCHotline FAQ Web pages.