$70M in home weatherization funds to come to Florida - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Florida is picking up 40 percent of its tota l weatherization funding Thursday following approvall of a comprehensivestate plan, according to federao officials. It adds to the initialk 10 percent funding allocation previously awarded to Florida for traininvgand ramp-up activities. Once the stats can prove that it can implement thefull plan, Floridza will receive another $87 million, bringing its total contribution to $175 The weatherization project not only will cover single-familu homes, but some multifamily homes as well a section of the industry usuallt left out of such packages.
Priority for multifamilyt weatherization will go to the people with disabilities and families with children younger than 12yearsd old. The weatherization is meantf to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilre lowering energy costsfor low-income families. It will be availabl to families making up to 200 percent of the federaolpoverty level, or about $44,00p a year for a family of Overall, the federal government is awardingg $453 million to 15 states, and in Florida woul equate to about $3,700 per home on average. Statese will eventually spend an averageof $6,500 to weatherize homes.