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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the $900 million in supplemental funding that was provided by the CARES Act in late March. States will be able to deploy these funds immediately as stop-gap funding to assist households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. HHS Dear Colleague Letter State/Territory Funding Table Tribe …
As the House and Senate debate the next round of emergency funding to address the COVID-19 pandemic, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress have voiced strong support for an additional $4.3 billion in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Senators Jack Reed (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and John …
The COVID-19 crisis continues to have an unprecedented effect on the American economy and the well-being of families. On March 27, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion spending program to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic. The bill included $900 million for the Low Income …
Today President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide $2.2 trillion in emergency assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill provides $900 million in much needed supplemental funding to LIHEAP to help low income families keep the lights on and their homes a safe temperature …
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global challenge. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association is dedicated to providing accurate and timely information to its members, the press, national and state government, and the public as the crisis develops. We are assembling information and resources on the crisis, the role for LIHEAP and potential supplemental funding …
Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Susan Collins of Maine sent a letter today to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer calling for at least $1 billion in additional funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help struggling families weather the COVID-19 crisis. The letter underscores …
The President’s 2021 budget proposal would eliminate funding for LIHEAP (page 477) for the fourth year in a row. Each year Congress has restored funding for this vital program, and in some years increased LIHEAP’s budget despite the President’s opposition. NEADA has published a press release rejecting the President’s proposal and emphasizing the important role …
The House and Senate conferees today agreed to a full year appropriation for LIHEAP as well as other programs. The LIHEAP agreement will increase federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 funding by $50 million to $3.74 billion. In addition, the bill includes a new hold harmless designed to address fluctuations in the formula that would provide …
