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FY17 President’s Budget Would Cut Core LIHEAP Funding by $390 Million

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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 …

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FY17 President’s Budget Would Cut Core LIHEAP Funding by $390 Million But Add $560 Million in Contingency Funds and $1.4 Billion in a New Multi-agency Fund

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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 …

Read moreFY17 President’s Budget Would Cut Core LIHEAP Funding by $390 Million But Add $560 Million in Contingency Funds and $1.4 Billion in a New Multi-agency Fund

NEADA Calls for $4.7 billion in Funding For FY 2016 and Advanced Funding for FY 2017

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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 …

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38 Senators Call on the Appropriations Committee to Provide $4.7 Billion for LIHEAP for FY 2016

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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 …

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143 House Members Call on the Appropriations Committee to Provide $4.7 Billion for FY 2016.

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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 …

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