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By federal law or contract, DCD weatherizatioB programs can only charge 

 a fixed percentage of ten percent for administration for DOE, UHEAP 

 and BPA fiinds. Administrative funds are shared with the delivery agencies. 

 The average top administrative percent available to local agencies is seven 

 percent, and DCD retains three percent to support its administrative costs. 

 If the BPA contract does not pay for the full administrative costs of the 

 program, the agency cannot use other funds to cover its administrative 

 costs for the BPA program. Each program has statutory linuts on how 

 much administration and program support can be charged. 



Agencies creatively combine the variety of funds to perform complete 

 weatherization on bouses. For example, if pPA funds are allocated to the 

 most cost-effective measures, then DOE or LIHEAP funds are used to pay 

 for other needed measures such as air sealing or furnace repair. DOE or 

 LIHEAP admiiustrative funds can only be iised for the portion paid for by 

 those funds. 



Operating costs include program support and administration 



Program Support is a category of reimbursement used for state low-income 

 weatherization programs. Program support coven essential costs of 

 running a weatherization program that are not strictly administrative or 

 labor/materials costs, such as paying for energy auditors, inspectors, and 

 outteach workers (who determine a person's eligibility for the program). 



Administrative costs cover costs for operating an o£5ce, such as for 

 accounting and clerical staff, rent, phones, and supplies. 



The Energy Matchmaker Program leverages conservatton investment, taW 

 wcathcricatlon, and low-Income targets 



The Energy Matchmaker Program has indirectly pushed utilities to meet 

 their required BPA low-income weatherization goals. Through the 

 commitment and encouragement of community groups, Washington State's 

 utilities have contributed millioas of dollars to the low-income Energy 

 Matchmaker Program. But before the utility can participate in the 

 Matchmaker Program (where dollars for conservation are doubled), the 

 utility must first accomplish its basic obligation under the BPA program to 

 weatherize low-income homes. 



By combining and leveraging a variety of funds through the Energy 

 Matchmaker Program, low-income houses can benefit from complete 

 weatherization jobs not possible with only one funding source. 



