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LIHEAP
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The objective of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is to make awards available to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Native American tribes and tribal organizations for the purpose of assisting eligible households to meet immediate home energy needs. The target population is low-income households, especially those with the lowest incomes and the highest home energy costs or needs in relation to income and family size. There are four components of LIHEAP: (1) block grants, (2) energy Emergency Contingency funds, (3) Leveraging Incentive awards, and (4) the Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Program (REACH). Block grant funds are distributed by formula to recipients who design their own programs according to very broad federal guidelines. Emergency Contingency funds may be awarded to recipients in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency and typically must be utilized under the normal statutory and regulatory requirements that apply to block grants. Leveraging Incentive funds allows for HHS to set aside a portion of appropriated funding to reward recipients that have acquired non-federal resources to provide services to LIHEAP-eligible households beyond what could be provided by other federal funds. The REACH program makes competitive awards available to recipients to help eligible households reduce their energy vulnerability through community-based organizations. Contingency funds, Leveraging Incentive awards, and REACH funding are only administered when funding for those components is available and allocated to them. This program is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Community Services.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
It is anticipated that 279 grants will be awarded in FY 2016. 211 grants awarded in FY 2016.
211 grants were awarded.
206 grants awarded in FY 2018.
205 grants were funded in FY 2019.
206 entities received regular LIHEAP FY 2022 funding. ACF awarded 192 recipients with IIJA of FY 2022 LIHEAP funding on January 25, 2022. 206 entities received regular LIHEAP FY 2021 funding. ACF awarded 196 recipients with ARPA of FY 2021 LIHEAP funding on May 4, 2021.
HHS released additional outreach materials and resources for LIHEAP recipients and stakeholders during FY2023. The LIHEAP Toolkits (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap/liheap-toolkits) provides materials in multiple languages to ensure customers understand what resources are available.
In response to outreach from customers, HHS launched an eligibility tool (https://liheapch.acf.hhs.gov/eligibility-tool) for households to determine if they may be eligible for assistance, and where to go to find the assistance. At Energyhelp.us, customers can answer a few simple questions about their household and determine if they may be eligible for assistance.
HHS continues to enhance the tools and resources available to LIHEAP recipients. HHS has issued additional guidance on LIHEAP Obligations, Expenditures and Refunds, and has worked to publish information collected with the Application Streamline and Electronic Verification Workgroup. The learning document published serves as a tool for LIHEAP recipients to learn about promising practices and lessons learned from members of the group. During FY24, HHS also conducted multiple training sessions for LIHEAP recipients to ensure compliant program administration.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
