The committee approved a $194,000 contract on Aug. 5 authorizing Ulster County Community Action Committee to provide installations of air‑source heat pumps and related envelope improvements for manufactured‑home owners with incomes at or below 80% of the county’s most recent HUD area median income.

The contract covers the period Sept. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2026. Committee staff described the funding split as 74% county funds and 26% “other”; Deputy Executive LaValle said the 26% reflects a grant from the Bank of Greene County’s community foundation that supports the project.

Planning and department staff explained the program pairs weatherization (envelope) improvements and any necessary electrical upgrades with heat‑pump installation so units perform efficiently. “The first step is envelope improvements,” a county staff member said. Committee members also noted the program leverages the Community Action agency’s weatherization crews, which can both assess measures and perform installation work.

The resolution notes the contract was awarded as a sole‑source provider because Ulster County Community Action Committee is an authorized weatherization assistance program provider, a status county staff said enables them to serve manufactured/mobile homes that are otherwise ineligible for other NYSERDA programs.

Committee members raised wording concerns about the draft language describing beneficiaries as “manufactured homeowners” and suggested using the term “owners of manufactured homes” for clarity. The resolution passed unanimously.

Why it matters: the contract expands weatherization and electrification assistance to a housing sector—manufactured/mobile homes—that county staff said is often excluded from other state programs, while aiming to improve energy efficiency and lower household energy costs.