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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Jan. 31, 2005

ACF Press Office
(202) 401-9215

HHS Provides Additional $100 Million to States for Energy Aid

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced today that an additional $100 million in emergency funds will be provided to states, territories and tribes from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

The funds will provide states with extra assistance, over and above the $1.6 billion states have received this heating season and $100 million in emergency funds last December, to help low-income families pay their heating bills.

"The Bush Administration is making sure low-income families have the assistance they need to stay warm this winter," Secretary Leavitt said. "These funds will help those Americans with their heating bills."

Today's $100 million announcement uses contingency funds made available by the FY 2005 omnibus appropriations bill.

"Enduring cold spells across the nation this winter make this continued assistance a top priority of President Bush," said Dr. Wade F. Horn, HHS assistant secretary for children and families. "This much-needed aid will come as a relief to many low-income families."

Each year, LIHEAP helps more than 4.5 million low-income families pay the costs of heating their homes in the winter and cooling their homes in the summer.

Individuals interested in applying for LIHEAP assistance should contact their local/state LIHEAP agency or click on the agency directory at: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/liheap/directry.htm. The directory can help people locate the state or tribal office that administers LIHEAP in communities across the country.

The total amount of funding provided to each state follows:

Allocation of $100m in FY 2005 LIHEAP Additional Funds [January 2005]
State	Total
Alabama	$817,631
Alaska	$685,991
Arizona	$267,439
Arkansas	$537,450
California	$2,720,908
Colorado	$1,023,601
Connecticut	$3,164,657
Delaware	$432,491
D.C.	$246,070
Florida	$1,143,032
Georgia	$1,019,286
Hawaii	$60,990
Idaho	$482,188
Illinois	$3,795,847
Indiana	$2,040,244
Iowa	$1,723,123
Kansas	$605,875
Kentucky	$1,097,906
Louisiana	$600,587
Maine	$2,628,208
Maryland	$1,772,334
Massachusetts	$5,637,425
Michigan	$4,376,482
Minnesota	$4,133,824
Mississippi	$762,233
Missouri	$2,013,067
Montana	$564,496
Nebraska	$772,690
Nevada	$139,335
New Hampshire	$1,410,030
New Jersey	$4,747,127
New Mexico	$424,918
New York	$16,946,627
North Carolina	$2,470,673
North Dakota	$949,951
Ohio	$3,758,925
Oklahoma	$600,847
Oregon	$930,104
Pennsylvania	$7,475,715
Rhode Island	$946,648
South Carolina	$777,299
South Dakota	$847,389
Tennessee	$1,027,828
Texas	$1,667,995
Utah	$457,952
Vermont	$1,081,976
Virginia	$2,165,878
Washington	$1,422,355
West Virginia	$672,807
Wisconsin	$3,591,267
Wyoming	$224,850
Total to States	$99,864,571
Territories	$135,428
Total	$99,999,999

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Last revised: February 1, 2005