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The letter describes the strain that low income households are facing due to increased energy prices this winter as a result of inflation and the Russia/Ukraine conflict. It also addresses the need for cooling assistance in the increasingly hot summer months. LIHEAP has the infrastructure in place to support the families facing both of these …
– An increase of $50 million from the FFY 2021 level of $3.75 billion – After passage by the Senate and the House, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, on March 15, 2022. The omnibus bill includes $3.8 billion in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for federal fiscal …
Yesterday, 42 Senators released a letter calling on Congress to provide the “highest level of funding possible” for LIHEAP for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The federal government has been funded since December under a continuing resolution (CR) that expires next Friday, February 18. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released 90 percent …
Today, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY 16) introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2022, which would overhaul the existing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Referred to as a “north star” bill because it reflects aspirational policy goals, the HCRA would increase funding from $3.9 billion annually to $40 …
Forty-one members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting the release 90% of federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, based on the FFY 2021 appropriation. The federal government is currently funded through December 3, …
Yesterday, NEADA sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, House Speaker Pelosi, and House Minority Leader McCarthy calling on Congress to provide an additional $5 billion through budget reconciliation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The $5 billion would include $2.5 billion to address the expected increase …
NEADA sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today requesting that the Administration release 90 percent of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2022 by October 15. The federal government is currently funded through December 3, 2021 thanks to …
Today the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill that represents one of President Biden’s biggest policy priorities and has been hotly debated in Congress this summer. The bill must next go to the House for approval, which is not certain. Senate Version of Infrastructure Package: Adds $500 Million for LIHEAP Over 5 …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released more details on the Low Income Home Water and Wastewater Program (LIHWAP). In a group of Dear Colleague Letters and informational webinars, HHS provided an overview of how LIHWAP will be structured and published the LIHWAP final plan template. States, territories, and tribal governments …
