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What is LEAP?

LEAP is a federally funded program administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services and is designed to assist with your winter heating costs. The LEAP Program eligibility period runs from November 1st through April 30th.

LEAP is not intended to pay the entire cost of home heating. If you are applying for LEAP assistance you should continue to pay your home heating bill.

What is the status of my LEAP application?

Where Can I Get An Application?

The LEAP Program is closed for the season and will begin on November 1, 2009.

For year-round assistance with your utility bills please contact HEAT HELP toll-free at 1-866-432-8435.

Crisis Intervention Program: The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) operates year-round and provides assistance with your home's primary heating source such as a furnace. You must be eligible for basic LEAP to qualify for CIP. Applications are available at county LEAP offices

How Do I Report Fraud?

CDHS Audit Division

If you have questions or we can be of further assistance, please send us an email

The Telephone Assistance Program (Lifeline):

How do I apply for the Telephone Assistance Program?

This is a program of the Colorado Department of Human Services which pays a portion of a monthly phone bill for eligible individuals. You may be eligible for a discount from your local telephone company on your basic phone service if your existing telephone company participates in the program and if you currently are active in one or more of the following state programs: 

• Old Age Pension benefits (OAP)
• Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND)
• Aid to the Blind (AB)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Colorado Works/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

Participation in a Federal program alone, such as Social Security, does not make you eligible for Lifeline.  If you have a cell phone for your primary phone service, check with your provider to see if they participate in the telephone assistance program.

For information, call toll-free 1-800-782-0721.

If you have questions or we can be of further assistance, please send us an email