Senior homeowners can have their ceilings, walls and floors insulated with these grants.
Insulating homes and other weatherization projects can save senior citizens up to 30 percent on their energy bills. Grants are available from local, state and federal government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, to cover the costs of insulating houses owned by senior citizens. These grants can pay for labor costs and equipment, material and supply purchases. Senior citizens may have to meet income guidelines to qualify for grants.
Local Grants
There are grants at the local government levels available to cover home insulation projects in homes owned by senior citizens. For example, in Phoenix, Arizona, senior citizens can apply for one-time grants to insulate their homes from the city's Weatherization Assistance Program. The Community Development department in Glendale, California, has a senior citizen's home rehab grant program awarding grants up to $10,000 to insulate homes and cover other rehabilitation projects.
State Grants
Senior citizen homeowners can apply for grants sponsored by state government agencies. In Connecticut, the Department of Social Services has a weatherization assistance program which pays for services like home insulation at no cost for senior citizen homeowners. New York's Division of Housing and Community Renewal sponsors a weatherization program that gives priority consideration to senior citizens. Senior citizens should contact their state government offices for grant opportunities.
Federal Grants
The Very Low Income Housing Repair Program award grants to senior citizen homeowners to insulate their homes. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, grants up to $7,500 are used to remove health and safety hazards from homes owned by low-income senior citizens 62 years of age and older. Grants are not to be repaid unless recipients move from their homes within three years of receiving funds. Another federal grant program is the Weatherization Assistance Program funded by the Department of Energy. Grants are dispersed to state government agencies to provide weatherization services such as insulating walls and attics in homes owned by low-income households.
Nonprofit Grants
In communities across the United States, senior citizens have their houses insulated by nonprofit organizations funded by government grants and private donations. For example, the Community Energy Conservation Program Inc., CECP, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, is a nonprofit program in Virginia that insulates homes and performs other weatherization services in homes owned by low-income people. For more information about these and other grant programs, senior citizens can visit their local libraries or contact their local and state government agencies.
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