| FY |
Number of
States |
Funding
(millions) |
Comment |
| 1982 |
|
$123 M |
Federal supplemental
appropriation |
| 1983 |
|
|
|
| 1984 |
23 |
$200 M |
Federal supplemental
appropriation |
| 1985 |
|
|
|
| 1986 |
|
|
|
| 1987 |
|
|
|
| 1988 |
|
|
|
| 1989 |
|
|
|
| 1990 |
|
$50 M |
Cold weather in
December 1989 and sharp increases in fuel costs initiated release
of funds, states applied for emergency funds. |
| 1991 |
50 |
$195 M |
The average retail
price of heating oil was 20% higher in December 1990 than
the December average in the years 1986-1989. All states except
Hawaii received funds. |
| 1992 |
0 |
$0 M
|
|
| 1993 |
0 |
$0 M
|
|
| 1994 |
23 |
$298 M |
Unusually cold January
weather increased home heating bills. |
| 1995 |
19 |
$100 M |
Severe July heat
wave, state eligibility for funds was based on whether the
state's average number of cooling degree days in the week
ending July 15 was at least 30% greater than the 30-year average
for that state. |
| 1996 |
51 |
$180 M |
Due to cold and
prolonged winter weather, emergency monies were released to
all states and DC under the normal LIHEAP allocation formula. |
| 1997 |
51 |
$215 M |
On January 15, North
and South Dakota received $5 million after being declared
national disaster areas due to extreme winter storms. Severe
cold weather in addition to a one-time price spike in fuel
costs resulted in an additional release of $210 million on
January 31. Eight states that experienced colder weather than
their 30-year average received additional relief of $58.7
million. The remainder, $151.3 million, was distributed to
the rest of the states. |
| 1998 |
12 |
$160 M |
A July heat wave
in the south resulted in many heat-related deaths, especially
among the elderly. Funds were released in two allotments and
were awarded to states where the number of cooling degree
days (CDDs) for the period of June 1 to August 8 exceeded
by at least 100 or more CDDs the 30-year average for that
time period for each of the states. A third distribution of
$10 million was granted to Alaska for the purchase of heating
oil for the coming winter. A disastrously low salmon run for
the second year in a row severely limited cash available to
buy heating oil. |
| 1999 |
26 |
$180M |
$100 million released
to 17 states that experienced severe heat during June 27 -
July 10, an additional $55 million released August 3 to the
nine states most affected by the extreme heat, based on the
severity of the heat wave and the number of low-income households
in the state. Further distributions of $20 million,
September 30, and $5 million, October 18, were granted to
North Carolina and New Jersey, respectively, to help low-income
families recover from the effects of devastating floods in
the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd. |
| 2000 |
51 |
$744 M |
There were two separate
sources of FY 2000 emergency funding: (1) $300 million FY
2000 LIHEAP Emergency Contingency Fund. Of this New Jersey
received $5 million in October 1999 for energy related damage
resulting from severe flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd;
$45 million was released January 25, 2000 to 11 states most
seriously affected by increases in home heating fuel; $130
million released February 10 of which $85 million was allocated
to all grantees and $45 million to 11 states most affected
by oil and propane prices; and $120 million released February
16 to 31 states with at least a 5 percent price impact factor
for oil and propane. (2) The Emergency Supplemental Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-146, signed into law on July 13, 2000)
appropriated an additional $600 million in LIHEAP energy emergency
contingency funds, to be available until expended. Of this,
$41.75 million was released July 25 to 8 southern states suffering
from hot weather and to Alaska for the disastrously low salmon
run; southern California received $2.6 million August 23 for
substantially higher summer electricity rates; $400 million
released September 23 to all states and territories for increases
in heating oil, natural gas, and propane prices in the coming
winter. |
| 2001 |
51 |
$456 M |
The remainder of
the $600 million Emergency Supplemental Act funds, $156 million,
was released December 18, again to all states in response
to increased heating oil, natural gas and propane prices.
$300 million released December 28 to all states with majority
going to cold weather states in the northeast and midwest. |
| 2002 |
33 |
$100 M |
$100
million was allocated to the states most affected by the
extreme heat, states had to have 70 or more cooling degree
days in excess of the norm for the 6 week period ending
August 3, based on NOAA weather data. |
| 2003 |
51 |
$200 M |
$200 million was
allocated to states, tribes and territories due to increases
in home heating fuel prices. The Department of Energy's EIA
predicts that home heating oil prices this winter will be
more than 20 percent higher than the average of the last five
years. |
| 2004 |
51 |
$99 M |
$99.4 million was
allocated to states, tribes and territories due to increases
in home heating fuel prices and the colder than normal January
weather in many states. Forty percent of the funds were released
to all grantees based on the regular block grant allocation
formula and 60 percent of the funds were released to 19 states
that experienced 65 or more excess heating degree days (HDDs)
above the norm for the month of January. |
| 2005 |
51 |
$277 M |
December 2004 - $100 million in emergency funds released to help
low-income families pay their heating bills. An additional distribution of $100
million was released to all states in January 2005. Another $50 million was
released to all states March 1, 2005. On September 3, 2005, $27.25 million was
released to 4 states hit hardest by hurricane Katrina - (AL $2 million, FL $1.5
million, LA $12 million and MS $11.75 million). |
| 2006 |
51 |
$680 M |
January 5, 2006 - $100 million released to all states, tribes and
territories to help low-income families pay their heating bills. March 23, 2006 - $500 million released to 25 states. September 12, 2006 - $79.96 million released to 14 states and tribes that
were expected to face significant heating oil price increases for the upcoming winter. |
| 2007 |
12 |
$181 M |
August 29, 2007 - $50 million released to 12 states and tribes within that experienced hotter than normal temperatures during August. September 26, 2007 - $106.17 million to all states, tribes and territories; $25 million allocated to 7 states based on heating oil use and average temperature
at or below 47 degrees for the 6-month period from October 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007. |
| 2008 |
51 |
$611 M |
January 16, 2008 - $450 million released to all states to help low-income households cope
with the high costs for fuel this winter, particularly for those states that are
largely dependent on heating oil. February 22, 2008 - $40 million released to 11 states with record high costs for home heating oil. September 17, 2008 - $96 million distributed to all states and $25 million directed to 7 states that had 30
percent or more of its low-income households using heating oil for
heat. |
| 2009 |
51 |
$590 M |
October 16, 2008 - $490 million released to all states and DC based on their regular block grant
allocation percents and $100 million to 7 States with 30 percent or more
low-income households using heating oil. |
| Total
1990-2009 |
|
$5,639 M |
|
