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Congress released a bill on May 1, 2017 indicating they had reached an agreement on the budget for the remainder of FY2017. The bill includes $3.39 billion for LIHEAP, the same level of funding as in FY2016. Congress is expected to vote on the bill this week, providing funding of the federal government through September …
On October 25, 2016, The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an initial $3.09 billion in fiscal year 2017 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This release represents 91% of the total allocation of $3.39 billion for FY 2017, which was approved by Congress in Continuing Appropriations Resolution …
The third and final FY 2016 LIHEAP Allocation was released on September 15, 2016. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) distributed an additional $14,429,960 to states, tribes and territories. The remaining $19,473,000 was transferred out of LIHEAP, presumably to help fund the U.S. response to the Zika virus in this country. The …
The House Appropriations Committee version of the FY 2017 Labor/HHS/ED appropriations bill provided $3.49 billion for LIHEAP, a $100 million increase for LIHEAP over the comparable FY 2016 appropriations level $3.39 billion. The bill maintains the two tier structure for the funding formula but adds the additional $100 million to the “new” formula increasing that …
NEADA submitted written testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related Agencies requesting $4.7 billion in LIHEAP funding for FY 2017. The President’s budget would cut LIHEAP to $3 billion, a 12% cut from the FY 2016 level of $3.39 billion. This would be a …
NEADA submitted written testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related Agencies requesting $4.7 billion in LIHEAP funding for FY 2017. The President’s budget would cut LIHEAP to $3 billion, a 12% cut from the FY 2016 level of $3.39 billion. This would be a …
Members of Congress submitted a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies calling for no less than $4.7 billion in LIHEAP funding for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The letter, dated March 24, 2016, was signed by 161 Members of …