Home Improvement Programs

Habitat Omaha is a contractor for OPPD’s new Energy Efficiency Assistance Program. Qualified OPPD customers will receive a home energy efficiency kit, a free in-home energy assessment and the potential for up to $2,000 of energy efficiency upgrades to their home.

How It Works
Once you’ve applied for the program and are considered eligible, you will receive a home energy efficiency kit. After that, Habitat Omaha will conduct an in-home energy assessment of your home in order to identify opportunities for energy efficiency upgrades. The assessment takes approximately 3-4 hours to complete and provides an in-depth review of your home’s energy usage. Based on the assessment, we will determine whether or not your home qualifies for improvements. If it does, we will implement the upgrades as the program contractor so you can quickly reduce your energy use and start seeing savings on your monthly bills.

Household Eligibility
There are three requirements to be eligible for the Energy Efficiency Assistance Program:

1. Your household income must be less than 200% of federal poverty level.
2. You must own your home and it must be in the OPPD service territory.
3. You must be an OPPD customer.

Contact
If you live in Douglas, Saunders, Dodge, Washington, Burt or Colfax Counties, contact us at (402) 457-5657 or weatherization@habitatomaha.org.

If you live in Sarpy, Cass, Otoe, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee or Richardson Counties, contact Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership (SENCA). Visit OPPD’s website for contact information.

**Douglas County residents only**
Through Habitat Omaha’s Weatherization Program, qualified families receive energy efficiency upgrades at no cost. The goal of weatherization is to reduce your home energy consumption/costs for both heating and cooling, and improve your family’s physical comfort, health and safety.

Fill out the Weatherization application

Types of Repairs

• Air sealing
• Insulation
• Appliance upgrades
• HVAC system upgrades
• Heating assistance
• Other energy efficiency repairs may qualify

Household Eligibility
Households with combined gross income below 200% of federal poverty level are eligible. Persons receiving Supplemental Security Income, aid to dependent children, or heating assistance are automatically eligible. Habitat Omaha is the approved weatherization service provider for Douglas County. If you are not a resident of Douglas County, please visit the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s website to see other service providers.

Contact
For questions about energy efficiency upgrades, contact a Weatherization staff member at (402) 457-5657 or weatherization@habitatomaha.org.

Citizenship Attestation Form
Landlord-Tenant Agreement Form
Zero Income Verification Form
WX13 Client Questionnaire
WX22 Utility Info Release

FAQs – Weatherization Program
Guide to Mold (EPA)
Asbestos and Radon Fact Sheets (Nebraska Energy Office)
Combustion Equipment Safety (Nebraska Energy Office)
ASHRAE Fact Sheet (Nebraska Energy Office)
More Dollar and Energy Savings (Nebraska Energy Office)

Through the Emergency Home Repair Program, Habitat Omaha partners with families in need of urgent repairs. Qualified families receive a no-interest loan to help address health and safety concerns, primarily focused on:

• Complete mechanical failure of furnace
• Complete mechanical failure of air-conditioning
• Complete mechanical failure of water heater
• Other repairs may qualify (call for details)

Click here if you are interested in applying.

Contact
If you are experiencing a critical repair need (total mechanical failure of air conditioner, furnace, water heater, etc.), please call (402) 457-5657 and press ‘”0” to speak with the receptionist. From there, notify them that you have an emergency need and ask to speak with a Home Repair staff member.

As part of our long-term flood recovery efforts, Habitat for Humanity of Omaha has created a Flood Repair Initiative within our Home Repair Loan Program. The goal of this initiative is to help those impacted by the floods of 2019 return to living in their homes safely and comfortably. Learn more and find out how to apply by contacting us at (402) 457-5657 or homerepair@habitatomaha.org.

All veterans who have received an honorable discharge are eligible to apply for our veteran home repair program. The program provides critical home repairs, defined as interior or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations. This may include a change to or repair of materials or components; a reconfiguration of space; a modification for accessibility; installation or extension of plumbing, mechanical or electrical systems on an existing structure. Learn more and find out how to apply by contacting a Home Repair staff member at (402) 457-5657 or homerepair@habitatomaha.org.