The Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund (ACRF) facilitates no cost heat pump installations for low income families in coastal communities from Metlakatla to Kodiak. Households have to meet specific income and heating system requirements to be eligible. Available funding will meet the needs of installations on a first-come, first-serve basis. As part of the application process, Alaska Heat Smart will help applicants determine whether a heat pump system would be cost effective and a wise addition for their home through a home energy assessment.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must own the home they are applying for.
- Households must be heated by oil, propane, natural gas, or wood.
- Household income must not exceed 80% of the applicant’s city area median income (AMI). The ACRF program uses the same AMI values as the AK Heat Smart ACES program. Find your community’s income limits here.
Step-by-Step Process
- Step 1: Submit an application!
- Step 2: Submit the following documentation:
- Driver’s license or state identification card for 18 and over
- Birth certificate or legal ID for 17 and under
- Most recent checking/saving bank statements for each account
- One month of most recent paycheck stubs (all wage earners)
- Statements from PERS, TRS, deferred compensation, 401k accounts, or other retirement holdings
- Current social security/disability award letter (if applicable)
- Current pension/annuity letter (if applicable)
- Court-ordered child support statement (if applicable)
- Unemployment income (if applicable)
- Documentation of any other income sources and any assets including second home, rental income, etc.
- Fuel oil data for the past 3 years
- A floor plan of your home (can be a rough sketch but locations of rooms and stairways plus outside dimensions are very helpful)
- Step 3: Alaska Heat Smart completes an income verification to determine if the household is below the income and asset threshold.
- Step 4: Applicant works with an energy assessor to complete the home energy assessment process, which determines if their home qualifies for assistance
- Step 5: Alaska Heat Smart coordinates with heat pump installers and electricians to complete the heat pump installation.
- Step 6: Heat pump installation! Savings! Carbon elimination!
For more information about the Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund and to learn how you can offset carbon, visit the website here.
