The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, March 13, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m. to consider comments from the public on the annual Weatherization Assistance Program federal funding application (Docket # 2025-WAP-CCE-0002).

The purpose of the annual federal funding application is to invest federal funds towards weatherizing the homes of low-income households in Delaware. Funded services will include air sealing, insulation, ventilation repairs, and health & safety measures such as air quality and moisture control.

For additional information on the above matter and to review the proposed application, visit de.gov/dnrechearings or contact Matthew Henderson, Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, Energy Section, 100 W. Water St., Dover, DE 19904, by phone at (302) 735-3354, or by email at MatthewB.Henderson@delaware.gov.

The web link to the virtual hearing can be accessed through the DNREC Public Hearings site at de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a password, please use: 021109. To access the audio-only portion of the virtual hearing, dial 1-646-931-3860 and enter the Meeting ID: 861 7755 6154. Closed captioning in over 20 languages is available to attendees, including English and Spanish, via the Zoom platform utilized for all DNREC Public Hearings.

Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC public hearings must pre-register no later than 9:00 a.m. on March 13, 2025, at de.gov/dnreccomments or by telephone at 302-739-9001.

The Department will accept public comment through the close of business on Friday, March 28, 2025. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, or by using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:

Theresa Smith, Hearing Officer
DNREC — Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901

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