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IHWAP

The Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) helps low income residents and households conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making their homes and apartments more energy efficient. IHWAP also provides many health and safety upgrades ensuring safe and healthy homes. Energy conservation and health and safety measures provided through home weatherization can ensure citizens have access to more affordable energy services. 


Weatherization services that may be funded through IHWAP include:      

  • Air sealing     
  • Attic and wall insulation     
  • HVAC repair or replacement     
  • Water heater repair or replacement     
  • Electric base load reduction 
  • Ventilation and moisture control measures 
  • Other health and safety measures     


Eligibility depends on household income (income of everyone living in the unit).  


To be eligible to receive assistance, the household’s combined income must be at or below 140% of the federal poverty level using State funds, and 200% of the federal poverty level using DOE and HHS funding.


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Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

What is the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)?

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reduces heating and cooling costs for low-income families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety. 

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BCMW Weatherization Save Energy

Our Weatherization Staff

BCMW Weatherization, combined, has over 50 years of energy saving experience!  We pride ourselves in keeping up with the ever changing ways to assist clients keeping their energy bills low!

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BCMW history

BCMW  Community Services was incorporated in 1967 and is a 501c (3) organization. 


The core, four-county area we serve has a population of 108,972 and covers a 1,989  square mile area. The largest percentage of our population consists of  people who are sixty-five years of age or older.  Almost  94% of our clients are white, 3.5% are black, and 2.35% of our client  population is Hispanic. 


During 2020, BCMW assisted 4,064 households and  9,215 individuals. The agency serves as a light at the end of a very  long tunnel for many people. 


In 1964, at the beginning of the "War on  Poverty", it was estimated that we could eradicate poverty within ten  years; here we are fifty-­two years later and we are still uncovering  the multitude of layers of the causes of poverty. 


BCMW is an agency  dedicated to helping people, help themselves and each other. The agency  is governed by a fifteen-member tripartite board of directors with equal  representation from public, private, and low-income entities.  


BCMW Community Services is a member of the Illinois Community Action Development Corporation.  

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