WAP ARRA Federal Reporting Webinar

First Quarter Findings and Program Concerns for:

•Section 1512 •WinSaga

PresentersJenae Bjelland

Director of ResearchNational Association for State Community Services

Programsbjelland@nascsp.org

(202) 624-5850

Bob ScottDirector of Weatherization Services

National Association for State Community Services Programs

rscott@nascsp.org(202) 624-5867

Agenda

Section 1512 Report and SummaryWinSaga SummaryConcerns Over Production and

ExpendituresDOE Response to ProblemsOngoing Problems in ARRA

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1512 First Quarter Findings- OverviewAll 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the

Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Northern Mariana Islands have submitted their first quarter ARRA Section 1512 Reports for the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Information from Section 1512 Reports are the main source of information for media sources and general public

This information is posted on www.recovery.gov

First Quarter Findings –Amount of AwardTotal Amount reported as awarded: $4,691,441,950

The smallest Award amount reported was: $795,000 (Northern Mariana Islands)

The median Award amount reported was: $56,441,771 (Kansas)

The largest Award amount reported was: $394,686,513 (New York)

First Quarter Findings –Funds Received/Invoiced10 of 54 eligible entities reported that they did

not invoice funds during this first quarters report.

The lowest non-zero amount reported as being received/invoiced was: $860 (Connecticut)

The median amount reported as being received/invoiced was: $1,295,385 (Nebraska)

The highest amount reported as being received/invoiced was: $28,397,966 (New York)

First Quarter Findings – Expenditure6 of 54 eligible entities reported that they

received zero funds & had zero expenditures.

The lowest expenditure reported was: $1,114 (South Dakota)The median expenditure reported was:

$1,476,020 (Alabama)The highest expenditure reported was:

$28,397,966 (New York)

First Quarter Findings –Jobs Created/RetainedTotal number of jobs created/retained:

4,362.64

8 eligible entities reported creating/retaining zero jobs.

Most eligible entities created/retained zero to 5 jobs.

4 eligible entities reported creating/retaining over 100 jobs.

WinSaga Report InformationProduction (not on 1512)

7,337 units of projected 591,092 (1.24%)

Outlays – 12 states matched 1512 ExpendituresMajority did not

Jobs – 4 states matched “Jobs Created” from 1512Majority did notEvidence that jobs are not being reported the same

way

Concerns from Report DataInconsistencies in ReportingNeed to standardize the methodology

WAP way behind in goalsProductionExpendituresJobs

Concerns from Report DataWAP still called poster child for ARRA but

many view ARRA WAP as failingIncredible political pressure to get to

30,000 houses/month with corresponding expenditures and jobs

Analysis of report data leads to some pretty bizarre conclusions (cost per job created, particularly if you factor out Ohio)

DOE ResponseOperation Green Light - Upper

Management and Staff visiting 14 states where they believe there are major concerns

Pressure from outside sources and from within DOE to examine network capabilities

Can WAP network succeed in ARRA and be a gateway to other green economy initiatives?

Have the Problems Been Resolved?DB Wage Determinations completed end of

AugustContract language providedDB 5+ story building guidance issued – WPN

10-4

Remaining Questions on – Historic PreservationDB rules for electrical and plumbing workOther state issues

Have the Problems Been Resolved?DOE believes the major issues have been

resolved and all states should be using ARRA funds for productionAny remaining problems seen as minor or

reconcilable

Outstanding BarriersNASCSP wants to ask participants several

questions to answer in WebinarNASCSP will not attribute any individual

answers to participant or stateNASCSP will use the questions and

answered received during this webinar to assess unresolved issues that are preventing ARRA production