New Mexico

FY 2009 Low-Income Energy Programs
Federal | Charitable

Federal

LIHEAP Contact
Public Inquiries: 1-800-648-7167
Website: www.hsd.state.nm.us/isd/liheap.html

Local LIHEAP Administering Agency Contacts
www.hsd.state.nm.us/isd/fieldoffices.html

LIHEAP FY 2009 Funding
$24,901,274 - regular block grant
$2,549,744 - emergency contingency funds

LIHEAP Income Eligibility Level
150% Federal Poverty Level

LIHEAP FY 2009 Benefit
Heating and cooling: $40 minimum, $560 maximum

LIHEAP Households Served (Estimate for FY 2008 Heating and Cooling)
66,000

LIHEAP Program Dates
Heating and Cooling: October 2 - August 31
Crisis: October 2 - August 31

Emergency Charitable Assistance

Please note these charitable funds are last resort emergency funds with limited resources and limited times of operation.

Public Service Company of New Mexico
Good Neighbor Fund
Assists low-income families with electricity, gas, wood and propane accounts from November to May or until all funds are dispersed. Customer donations and PNM matching contributions fund the program that is administered by The Salvation Army.
505-872-1171
www.pnm.com/customers/good_neighbor.htm

El Paso Electric
Project Care
Donations from employees and customers are matched dollar-for-dollar by EPE shareholders. The fund is administered by the El Paso County General Assistance and is used to help families who are unable to pay for their electricity due to medical or financial problems.
505-526-5555 or 1-800-592-1634
www.epelectric.com/

Bernalillo County
www.pnm.com/customers/good_neighbor.htm

St. Vincent De Paul
Roman Catholic aid organization assists with electricity, gas and some water accounts. Contact your local Roman Catholic parish for more information.
Home Education Livelihood Program
HELP officers assistance with utilities, rent and food vouchers (if applicants are not receiving food stamps). One type of assistance can be requested per year by a given household. Applicants must call to make an appointment. No walk-in applicants will be accepted. Applicants must be legal residents with a Social Security number and must have lived in Bernalillo County for the most recent six months.
505-265-3714
Silver Horizons
Assistance for heating and water bills can be provided for Bernalillo County residents age 60 and older who have received a disconnection notice. Applicants must provide proof of income, the current bill in the applicant's name and a current identification. Applicants first must be screened by the LIHEAP process to qualify.
505-884-3881

Storehouse West
Assistance from this Rio Rancho agency comes from Federal Emergency Management Agency funds until the fiscal year's fund is depleted. The fiscal year for the fund operates from October through September. The program is for Sandoval County residents, plus Taylor Ranch, Paradise Hills and residents with ZIP codes 87114 and 87120.
505-892-2077
www.pnm.com/customers/good_neighbor.htm

Page Last Updated: October 27, 2008