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Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Run by Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC), through local Community Action Agencies
Free energy audit and weatherization (insulation, air sealing, furnace repair or replacement, heat pumps and more) for Kentucky households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, through local Community Action Agencies. Renters need the landlord's written permission.
Amounts
How much you get
Free. Inspectors and crews do the retrofits at no cost to the household; what's installed depends on the home.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Your home is in Kentucky.
Household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
The home must not have received weatherization assistance in the last 15 years (rolling).
Owners and renters can apply. Owners show proof of ownership; renters need written permission from the landlord.
What to doIf you rent, get a signed landlord agreement before you apply.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply in person. Apply any time through your local weatherization provider (Community Action Agency).
- Contact your local weatherization provider.
WAP is delivered by Community Action Agencies; use KHC's "Find Your Local Weatherization Provider" link.
- Bring your documents.
Social Security numbers and monthly income for everyone in the home, energy bills, and proof of ownership or a landlord agreement.
- Free energy audit.
The provider's inspectors decide which upgrades the home needs.
- Upgrades installed at no cost.
Crews install the retrofits.
Social Security numbers for all occupants
Monthly income verification for all occupants
Energy bills or printouts from the utility company
Proof of ownership or a landlord agreement
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) pay?
Work done at no cost. Free. Inspectors and crews do the retrofits at no cost to the household; what's installed depends on the home.
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Do renters qualify?
Owners and renters can apply. Owners show proof of ownership; renters need written permission from the landlord. If you rent, get a signed landlord agreement before you apply.
What’s the deadline?
No fixed deadline. Apply any time while it’s open.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
What if I'm not approved for weatherization?
Maybe. If you're not approved for weatherization, you may still get short-term help on your utility bill through LIHEAP.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- Federal poverty level
- An income line set each year by the federal government, by household size.
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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