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Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Run by Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Free home energy audit and upgrades (insulation, air sealing, hot water and furnace repairs, health and safety fixes) for income-eligible Maryland homeowners and renters.
Amounts
How much you get
Work is done at no cost to the household. The scope depends on the energy audit.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Your home is in Maryland.
Household income at or below 60% of Maryland state median income (or 200% of the federal poverty level if higher, which applies to households of 11 or more). For example, $92,470 for a household of 4.
People in your home Income at or below 1 $48,085 2 $62,880 3 $77,675 4 $92,470 5 $107,265 6 $122,064 7 $124,835 8 $127,609 9 $130,383 10 $133,157 11 $145,520 Add $11,360 for each extra person.
You are automatically income-eligible if you currently get OHEP utility bill assistance, SNAP, TANF, SSI, or HUD housing assistance.
Homeowners and renters are both served.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Submit one DHCD energy grant application.
DHCD checks you against all of its energy grant programs at once (WAP, EmPOWER Limited Income, MEAP). Unsigned or incomplete applications are not processed. You can also contact your local weatherization agency.
- Get your contractor assignment.
If you qualify, DHCD sends a letter naming your assigned contractor. The contractor may contact you within 30 days.
- Home energy audit.
- Contractor completes the work at no cost.
Signed DHCD energy grant application
Income documentation
Forms and instructionsWeatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Questions about applying1-855-583-8976
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. Work is done at no cost to the household. The scope depends on the energy audit.
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below 60% of Maryland state median income (or 200% of the federal poverty level if higher, which applies to households of 11 or more). For example, $92,470 for a household of 4.
Do renters qualify?
Homeowners and renters are both served.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 19, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- EmPOWER
- EmPOWER Maryland, the state’s energy-saving program, run through your electric and gas utility.
- 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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