NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS (NASCSP)

Fall Conference & DOE Managers Meeting September 12, 2012 Atlanta, GA

Overview of the upcoming

States’ Guide to Income Generation and Leveraging Manual

Lisa Kesecker, NASCSP Consultant

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 1

“

Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us…”

Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 2

Successful weatherization leveraging typically brings the best results when strategized and coordinated in partnership with state grantee weatherization support as well as local subgrantee/state subgrantee association advocacy and intervention. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 3

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 4

States’ Guide to Income Generation and Leveraging Manual

The Manual will provide general information focused on Weatherization Income Generation and Leveraging with specific information reference for State Grantees.

Topics included:  The State Role in income generation and leveraging – various options for consideration  Messaging and Public Information – data resources and technical support NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 5

States’ Guide to Income Generation and Leveraging Manual

 State and local agency leveraging administration initiatives examples and best practices- partial list:  National tools and support – how to get started  Traditional and unconventional success  Fee-For Service initiatives  Markets and Multi-family opportunities  Working with your LIHEAP office on new initiatives  Weatherization Plus Health approach  Other new initiatives for 2013 and beyond NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 6

States’ Guide to Income Generation and Leveraging Manual

Resource section will include the following and more:  Weatherization leveraging data, reference and data:  Economic Opportunity Studies (EOS) website and “WeatherizationPlus.org” leveraging materials – comprehensive  WAPTAC resources  WeatherizationPlus Health web portal resources  National Consumer Law Center resources  OMB & DOE Financial management rules and regulations  Past leveraging and income generation training resource links NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 7

States’ Guide to Income Generation and Leveraging Manual What additional suggestions or tools would States like to see included in this resource manual?

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 8