Dallas County's home weatherization program, which pays for insulation, door and window repairs and heating and cooling fixes for low-income households, is getting about $645,000 more in outside money, and county commissioners are scheduled to accept it Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Two amendments are on the Commissioners Court agenda. Neither requires county money or a local match, according to the briefings from Dallas County Health and Human Services.
$600,000 more from the state
The larger one adds $600,000 to the county's 2026 contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs under the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program's weatherization program. That raises the contract from $1,485,196 to $2,085,196 for work through Dec. 31.
The briefing lists the kinds of work the money buys: caulking and weather-stripping, ceiling insulation, repairing or replacing doors and windows, patching holes in a home's outer shell, roof repair and insulating ineffective water heaters. The program also pays to tune up, repair or replace heating and cooling appliances the briefing describes as unhealthy.
Of the new total, $1,546,282 is set for materials, program support and labor, $386,571 for health and safety work, $150,343 for administration and $2,000 for training.
Oncor program gets $45,260
The second amendment adds $45,260.24 to a separate program run through the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies. That contract, approved in March for up to $1,378,000, pays for energy-saving work for eligible low-income Oncor Electric Delivery customers who live in Dallas County. The increase brings it to $1,423,260.24.