Welcome to the Clearinghouse!
This federal website serves as a hub for information about the variation that exists among LIHEAP grantees in the operation of their programs. We also provide the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) service, which refers households needing assistance to a local LIHEAP office and other assistance entities if available.
To learn more about the LIHEAP Clearinghouse, please see the "About" page.
If you need help paying your energy bills, please visit, ENERGYHELP.US.
CLICK ON THE TABS ABOVE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT:
State & Territorial Programs
This page contains resources on LIHEAP funding allocations, administrative practices, program delivery and benefit determination, and more.
- The LIHEAP Funding page links past and present allocation tables with breakdowns of award amounts grant recipients received to administer their programs.
- The LIHEAP State and Territory Plans, Manuals, and Delegation Letters page links planned program operation and policy documents as well as official designation letters.
- The Benefits page provides tables with information on benefit levels and benefit determination criteria. In addition, you can find the latest publications on benefit procedures as well as the latest benefit matrices for each grant recipient.
LIHEAP Funding Allocation Table
Model Plans, Manuals, and Delegation Letters
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Tribal Programs
This page contains resources on LIHEAP funding allocations, administrative practices, program delivery and benefit determination, and more.
- The LIHEAP Funding page links past and present allocation tables with breakdowns of award amounts grant recipients received to administer their programs.
- The Tribal Plans, Manuals, Delegation Letters page links planned program operation and policy documents as well as official designation letters.
- The Tribal Benefits page provides tables with information on benefit levels and benefit determination criteria by tribal organization. In addition, you can find example benefit matrices for tribal grant recipients.
- The LIHEAP Grantee Resource Guide page hosts a tribal manual developed by tribes and federal staff which can be used as a guide for tribal procedures. It contains several examples of tribal programs and acts as a primer for LIHEAP.
LIHEAP Funding Allocation Table
Model Plans, Manuals, and Delegation Letters
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State Snapshots
Snapshots are summary views of each state grant recipient's key LIHEAP characteristics as well as details of other non-federal low-income energy programs found in the state.
Each snapshot contains information such as:
- State LIHEAP contact information
- Key LIHEAP funding, benefit, and assisted household statistics
- State and Local low-income energy program descriptions
- Utility low-income energy program descriptions
- Charitable low-income energy program descriptions
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Disconnect Policies
This page provides an overview of the disconnection polices found in each state with additional resources for consumers.
Each overview contains information such as:
- Weather-based policies
- Vulnerable population policies
- Additional disconnect policy information
- Resources for consumers
- Policy information source(s)
FEATURED NEWS
OCS Announces Resources to Address Wildfire and Extreme Heat Conditions
Aug 1, 2024 — In a Dear Colleague Letter released to grant recipients on Thursday, the Office of Community Services (OCS) announced its commitment to provide maximum flexibility and access to resources to support vulnerable populations that are most at risk for impacts from wildfires and extreme heat events across the country as well as the workers responsible for protection the nation's food supply and infrastructure. Addressing the impacts of extreme heat, OCS reminded grant recipients that OCS funding "can help mitigate the effects of extreme heat" through flexibilities within the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).
