{"id":12613,"date":"2025-04-03T15:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=12613"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:50:15","slug":"public-notice-maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-to-hold-virtual-public-hearing-on-the-weatherization-assistance-program-wap-state-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2025\/04\/03\/public-notice-maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-to-hold-virtual-public-hearing-on-the-weatherization-assistance-program-wap-state-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLIC NOTICE: \u00a0Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to hold Virtual Public Hearing on the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) State Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a virtual public hearing on April 18, 2025, to receive comments on the Department\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Energy-Home-Repair\/Documents\/WAP\/2025-DOE-WAP-State-Plan-Draft.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annual Application for Federal Assistance for the Weatherization Assistance Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (WAP). The application serves as a guide on how an estimated $3.8 million in federal funding, estimated to assist 260 households across the state, will be used. The program reduces energy and utility costs through the installation of energy efficiency measures in eligible households.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Friday, April 18, 2025<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 9:00 a.m. \u2013 9:30 a.m.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Virtual (via Google Meet)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hearing Participation:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Individuals who wish to provide oral testimony must submit a request to speak no later than <\/span><b>3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each speaker will be allotted <\/span><b>three (3) minutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for testimony.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DHCD representatives may ask clarifying questions during the hearing but will not respond formally to testimony at that time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><b>verbatim transcript<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the hearing will be made available upon request.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Written Comments:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Written comments will be accepted until <\/span><b>3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and should be\u00a0 submitted via email to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Kiahnna.Burney@maryland.gov\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiahnna.Burney@maryland.gov<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0How to Access the Virtual Hearing:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You may join the hearing using the following Google Meet details:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Video Call Link:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/ybp-wqiw-dxg\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/meet.google.com\/ybp-wqiw-dxg<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Phone Dial-In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> +1 (424) 269-4886<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>PIN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 243 149 519#<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Application Access:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">View the Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Energy-Home-Repair\/Documents\/WAP\/2025-DOE-WAP-State-Plan-Draft.pdf\">Annual Application for Federal Assistance for the Weatherization Assistance Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a virtual public hearing on April 18, 2025, to receive comments on the Department\u2019s Annual Application for Federal Assistance for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). 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