Grantees

Funding

• Appropriations - Information on LIHEAP appropriations are available nationally for Fiscal Years 1982-2008.
  
• Block Grant Allotments - Most of the LIHEAP federal appropriations are allotted or disbursed as block grants.
  
• Block Grant Funds - A Federal block grant is an amount of federal funds awarded to a state or local governing agency based on a formula.
  
• Emergency Contingency Funds - Under this provision, up to $600 million may be appropriated each fiscal year, in addition to other funds that may be appropriated, "to meet the additional home energy assistance needs of one or more States arising from a natural disaster or other emergency."
  
• Leveraging Incentive Funds - rewards grantees that add private or non-federal public resources to provide home energy benefits to low income households beyond what could be provided with federal resources.
  
• Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Program (REACH) Funds - REACH funds are awarded on a competitive basis to LIHEAP grantees that submit qualifying plans for HHS approval.
  
• Training and Technical Assistance (T & TA) Funds

Grantee Contacts

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services distributes block grant funds to LIHEAP Grantees to assist eligible low income households in meeting their home energy costs. LIHEAP Grantees include:

• States (including the District of Columbia)
  
• Indian Tribes (Approximately 140, including Alaska Native Villages) or Tribal Organizations
  
• Insular Areas (American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands)

LIHEAP Grantees, not the Federal government, take applications, determine eligibility, and provide benefits for LIHEAP to the the citizens that they serve. For this reason, the public needs to contact the LIHEAP Grantee in their jurisdiction for LIHEAP assistance.

Deadlines

The authorizing statute for the LIHEAP program (Title XXVI of Public Law 97-35, as amended) and the implementing regulations (45 CFR Part 96) contain deadlines and due dates that grantees must meet in administering the LIHEAP program.

August 1: Carryover and Reallotment Report - Deadline for all grantees to submit for the current fiscal year. HHS will not release grant funds for the following fiscal year until this report is received.

September 1: Block Grant Plan Applications - Deadline for all grantees to submit plans for the following fiscal year. This date may be extended for tribal grantees if the state(s) in which the tribe is located agrees to a later date. The date may be extended for state or territorial grantees if HHS agrees to a later date.

September 1: LIHEAP Household Report - Deadline for all grantees to submit the information on the number and income levels of households receiving assistance for each program component during the previous fiscal year. HHS will not release grant funds for the following fiscal year until this report is received.

September 1: Quarterly Estimates Report - Deadline for state grantees (only) to submit estimates of their funding needs for the next fiscal year, by percentage per fiscal quarter.

September 30: Block Grant Plan Amendments - Deadline for all grantees to amend their current fiscal year plans for purposes of describing leveraging activities that meet specific requirements to qualify for leveraging incentive awards in the following fiscal year.

November 30: Leveraging Program Applications - Deadline for all grantees to submit their application/reports on leveraging activities carried out during the previous fiscal year in order to qualify for a share of the current fiscal year's leveraging incentive grant funds.

December 15: Complete Plans - Deadline for all grantees to submit additional information to complete their block grant application/plans. This date may be extended for tribal grantees if the state(s) in which the tribe is located agrees to a later date. The date may be extended for state or territorial grantees if HHS agrees to a later date.

December 31: Financial Status Report (SF 269-A) - Grantees have the option to file the SF 269A electronically through the ACF Online Data Collection (OLDC) system.

Mid January: Grantee Survey - Target date for state grantees (only) to submit a report covering funds usage and other information for the previous fiscal year.

January 31: Date after which grantees may submit a preliminary request for a weatherization waiver of the statutory limit of 15 percent.

March 15: Crisis Funds - Required date until all grantees must hold available a reasonable amount of funds for crisis assistance.

March 15: Required date until which grantees must allow public comment on a proposed weatherization waiver request to HHS.

April 1: Weatherization Waiver Requests - Earliest date that grantees may submit a final request for a weatherization waiver of the statutory limit of 15 percent (not to exceed 25 percent).

Forms

The forms below are for use by State, Tribal, and Insular Area LIHEAP grantees. Electronic forms are either in a word processing or spreadsheet format.

Grantees may submit completed forms by postal mail, e-mail, or by fax. Forms sent by e-mail can greatly reduce transcription errors and also facilitate our processing of the information. However, a hard copy should be submitted whenever a form requires the signature of the grantee's Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee in certifying to LIHEAP statutory assurances.

• Financial Reports - LIHEAP grantees are required to complete and submit annually the financial forms.
  
• Funding Applications - LIHEAP grantees must apply for LIHEAP funds using these forms and information. (LIHEAP grantees do not apply for LIHEAP emergency contingency funds.) Click here for an explanation of the types of LIHEAP funding.
  
• Grantee Survey
  
• Household Report