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The Obama Administration released its fiscal year 2017 (FY17) budget on February 9, 2016. This budget would reduce core block grant funding for LIHEAP from $3.39 billion to $3 billion. This represents a cut of $390 million or about 12%. The budget did not provide a rationale for the cut. The budget would also allow …
In September, NEADA sent a letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies reiterating the organization’s support for funding at $4.7 billion and advanced release of funds to give programs the resources they need until the full-year appropriations bill is finalized. These letters follow …
On March 27, 2015, 38 Members of the Senate signed a letter to the Appropriations Committee urging it to provide $4.7 Billion to LIHEAP in fiscal year 2016. This would represent an increase of $1.31 Billion from the final FY15 funding level of $3.39 Billion. Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Combined with the House letter …
One hundred and forty three members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $4.7 Billion for LIHEAP in Fiscal Year 2016. This would represent an increase of $1.31 Billion from the final FY15 funding level of $3.39 Billion. Congressional Letter to Appropriations Committee on FY16 Funding for …
On February 22, 2015 PBS Newshour ran a 20 minute segment on energy assistance and weatherization (see below first link). They interviewed several families in North Carolina that were struggling with high energy bills as well as the Bill Murdock, director of Eblen Charities, the nonprofit agency administering LIHEAP and Jack Heuer from Community Action …
The following list of 124 House members signed a letter calling on President Obama to provide $4.7 billion for LIHEAP for FY 2015: Signers (124): Lou Barletta (R-PA 11), Dan Benishek (R-MI 1), Mike Bishop (R-MI 8), Tim Bishop (D-NY 1), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR 1), Robert Brady (D-PA 1), Corrine Brown (D-FL 5), Cheri Bustos …