The Minnesota Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is a predominantly federally funded, statewide, residential assistance program for income-eligible households run by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. In 2021, legislation written, but not enacted, set forth a goal of establishing a Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Working Group. Informally established by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the weatherization working group was developed with a goal to explore ways to leverage existing and identify new funding sources to increase the number of income-eligible Minnesota households served or the scope of services provided by the Weatherization Assistance Program.
The Working Group met a total of seven times between October 29, 2021 and February 4, 2022 as a large group, with additional meetings and email exchanges by the three separate sub-groups.