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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 1, 2005

ACF Press Office
(202) 401-9215

HHS Provides Additional $50 Million to States for Energy Aid

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released an additional $50 million in emergency funds to be provided to states and territories from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

The money is designed to help low-income families pay their energy bills.

"Given the rising costs of energy, and extended cold spells throughout many parts of the nation, this aid will make a positive difference for many low-income families," said Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Dr. Wade F. Horn. "President Bush is making sure these families are able to pay their energy bills."

Today's announcement uses contingency funds made available by the FY 2005 omnibus appropriations bill. The $50 million is over and above the $1.6 billion states have received so far this season, plus $100 million in emergency funds last December and an additional $100 million in January.

Each year, LIHEAP helps more than 4.5 million low-income families across America 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 office that administers LIHEAP in communities across the country.

The total amount of funding provided to each state follows:

State	Amount
Alabama	$408,815
Alaska	$342,996
Arizona	$133,719
Arkansas	$268,726
California	$1,360,454
Colorado	$511,800
Connecticut	$1,582,328
Delaware	$216,246
D.C.	$123,035
Florida	$571,516
Georgia	$509,642
Hawaii	$30,497
Idaho	$241,095
Illinois	$1,897,924
Indiana	$1,020,122
Iowa	$861,561
Kansas	$302,938
Kentucky	$548,954
Louisiana	$300,293
Maine	$1,314,104
Maryland	$886,167
Massachusetts	$2,818,712
Michigan	$2,188,241
Minnesota	$2,066,912
Mississippi	$381,117
Missouri	$1,006,533
Montana	$282,249
Nebraska	$386,345
Nevada	$69,667
New Hampshire	$705,015
New Jersey	$2,373,564
New Mexico	$212,459
New York	$8,473,315
North Carolina	$1,235,336
North Dakota	$474,975
Ohio	$1,879,462
Oklahoma	$300,424
Oregon	$465,052
Pennsylvania	$3,737,857
Rhode Island	$473,324
South Carolina	$388,649
South Dakota	$423,694
Tennessee	$513,913
Texas	$833,998
Utah	$228,976
Vermont	$540,987
Virginia	$1,082,939
Washington	$711,177
West Virginia	$336,404
Wisconsin	$1,795,633
Wyoming	$112,425
Total to States	$49,932,286
Territories	$67,714
Total	$50,000,000

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Last revised: March 2, 2005