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That’s because the federal stimulus act calls for an infusionh ofnearly $400 million, up from abour $100 million, to be used on weatherizatioh in New York before October 2011. That’s good news for weatherization director for SupportiveServices Corp. It’s also good news for othetr organizations likehis – ones that receivse funds from the New York State Department of Housinf and Community Renewal to provide weatherizatio n services and conduct energy “That could have a huge Wojcik said of the nearly fourfold increas e in funding to weatherize homes. As a he’s already planning to increasehis 24-person staff to 32.
And whilee his not-for-profit organization weatherized395 single-family homese this past year at a cost of $4,218i per unit, they’re looking to expand the scope of theif work. Likewise, Dave Laczi is looking to perhaps add 10 tohis He’s weatherization director for Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center ofWNY Inc. They focus on weatherization efforta on theEast Side. “Becauses of the influx of money, we changed our initiak focus to acceptmore multi-unit projects,” Wojcik adding the funds for larged projects were never He anticipates being able to weatherize the same amoun of single-family homes.
“At least in the short-term, we’ll look to weatherizde more rental unitsand multi-family housing,” he said. But since the DHCR’ws plan has not yet been approved, Laczo said, “everything is subject to Department of Housing and Communityy Renewal spokeswoman Nancy Peters said the plan is awaitinhg approval by the Departmentof This, she said, coul take a couple months. The plan can be foundr at www.nysdhcr.gov.