The Vermont Weatherization Program helps lower income residents particularly older Vermonters, people with disabilities, and families with children to save fuel and money by improving the energy efficiency and health and safety of their homes.

The program serves households who are at or below either 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines or 80% of Vermont’s Area Median Income Guidelines.  Households are automatically eligible if they are receiving Seasonal Fuel Assistance, have received Reach Up in the past 12 months, or if someone in the household is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

When a wait list exits, the following households receive priority:  those receiving fuel assistance, those living in homes with high fuel usage, households with children, elderly and disabled occupants, and those in the lower income tiers (<60% SMI, and <30% SMI).

The Vermont Weatherization Program provides multiple and significant impacts for the household.  The mission of the program is to reduce energy costs for low-income families by improving the energy efficiency and comfort of their homes while ensuring their health and safety.  Weatherization improves insulation levels, combustion appliance efficiency and safety, comfort, and the overall health and safety of the household by improving the home.  There are significant energy and non-energy benefits of Weatherization. 

• SFY23 includes $500K of GF one-time funding appropriated by the E-Board.
• These numbers do not include the one-time State Fiscal Recovery ARPA funding that DCF received as part of the SFY22 ($5M) and SFY23 ($45M) budgets to suppor weatherization activities as those are in a one-time Dept ID.