Fix First HomeWhat home-upgrade rebates actually pay — and who you apply to.

Fix First Home › North Carolina › North Carolina Weatherization Assistance Program and HARRP

North Carolina Weatherization Assistance Program and HARRP open

Administered by the NC Department of Environmental Quality's State Energy Office, through local agencies.

Free air sealing, insulation, duct sealing and heating and cooling repair or replacement through local agencies, for households below 200% of the poverty line ($66,000 for four), owners and renters with the landlord's approval. The Heating and Air Repair and Replacement Program (HARRP), run through the same agencies, repairs or replaces heating and cooling systems for elderly and disabled households.

source · verified 27 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

Free, and no per-home figure is published. In 2025 the program weatherized 838 homes and repaired or replaced 543 heating and cooling units.

What it can include

  • An energy audit, air sealing, and attic, wall and floor insulation
  • Duct sealing
  • Tuning, repairing or replacing heating and air systems
  • Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and minor health and safety repairs

Who is eligible

2026 income limits (200% of the federal poverty guidelines)
People in householdAnnual income
1$31,920
2$43,280
3$54,640
4$66,000
5$77,360
6$88,720
7$100,080
8$111,440
automatic
Work First or SSI payments, or income eligibility for HUD programs such as CDBG, HOME and Lead Hazard Control.
priority
Elderly and disabled people, families with children, high energy users and energy-burdened households.
homes
Site-built and manufactured homes; owners, and renters with the landlord's approval. Not a home weatherized with federal money in the last 15 years.
not provided
Rehabilitation, doors and windows, roofs, floors, plumbing, electrical work, mold remediation and lead or asbestos abatement.

Where the application goes

Through the local weatherization agency for your county.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Find your providerdeq.nc.gov
Eligibilitydeq.nc.gov

The thing most pages get wrong

Partner pages give the wrong income line for HARRP. Coastal Community Action's HARRP table is 200% of the 2019 guidelines, $51,500 for four; Surry-Yadkin EMC says 150% of poverty. DEQ applies 200% of the 2026 guidelines, $66,000 for four.

Once in 15 years

A home weatherized with federal money in the last 15 years is not eligible again unless a natural disaster has damaged it.

It fixes the envelope, not the house

Homes with structural, roof, plumbing or electrical problems, lead, mold or excessive clutter are deferred until those are fixed, and the program does not replace doors or windows.

Sources