Estimates of Quarterly Obligations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
THIS CONTAINS INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LIHEAP ACTION TRANSMITTAL NO. LIHEAP-
AT-2008-6, DATED 7/17/08
TO: LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
STATE GRANTEES
SUBJECT: Estimates of Quarterly Obligations for the Fiscal
Year (FY) 2009 Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP)
RELATED Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act, Title XXVI
REFERENCES: of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981,
Public Law 97-35, as amended; P.L. 90-577
(Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968); Form
ACF-535 (OMB Clearance Number 0970-0037, approved
for LIHEAP use through 7/31/2011)
PURPOSE: To collect from LIHEAP State grantees estimates of
their quarterly obligations under the FY 2009
LIHEAP Program.
DUE DATE - September 2, 2008
CONTENT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved
the collection of certain data to be used by the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for
the LIHEAP Program. The data to be collected are
grantees' estimates of obligations they will make
each quarter under the FY 2009 program. Your
participation in the data collection is voluntary.
However, if you wish to receive more than 25% of
your grant in each quarter, you must submit this
information. If the information is not received,
grant awards will be made in the amount of 25
percent of the grantee's allocation in four
quarterly grant awards for FY 2009. Once the
quarterly allocations are set, our ability to
change them is constrained by our OMB
apportionment. The data must be received by
September 2 in order to be used in our
apportionment request to OMB.
The information collected is used to substantiate
budget requests for low-income energy assistance
payments and to make awards based on each State's
needs. However, as you know, the availability of
funding is dependent on Congressional action to
provide funding via an appropriation or continuing
resolution and the apportionment of funds by OMB.
We are providing a form (see attached) that you
may use to provide us with the estimates of your
quarterly obligations. This form will enable the
Administration for Children and Families to target
your needs for FY 2009 funding authority.
If you plan to carry over funds from your FY 2008
program to begin your program in October, please
make sure that your quarterly estimates take this
into account.
This form is due September 2, 2008. (The report is
usually due on September 1 each year, but since
September 1, 2008 falls on a holiday weekend, the
deadline is extended to September 2.) Please note
that your submission should be sent to Lydia Peele
in the ACF grants office at the address listed
below.
ATTACHMENT: Form ACF-535, Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program Quarterly Obligation Estimates
SUBMISSIONS Administration for Children and Families
TO: Office of Administration
Office of Grants Management
Division of Mandatory Grants
Attention: Lydia Peele, Mail Stop: OA/OGM/OMG
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Fax: (202) 401-5519
E-mail: lydia.peele@acf.hhs.gov
INQUIRIES TO: Nick St. Angelo, Director
Division of Energy Assistance
E-mail: nick.stangelo@acf.hhs.gov
____________/s____________
Nick St. Angelo
Director
Division of Energy Assistance
Office of Community Services
