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This morning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $3.36 billion in LIHEAP funding for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021. These funds will ensure states can help millions of families struggling this fall and winter to pay their energy bills. The release represents 90 percent of the estimated FFY2021 appropriation, assuming flat …
NEADA sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today requesting that the Administration release 90 percent of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2021 by October 15. The federal government is currently funded through December 11, 2020 thanks to …
The revised version of the House Democrats’ stimulus bill (The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES, Act) contains $4.5 billion for LIHEAP. The updated version of the bill totals $3.4 trillion, $1.2 trillion less than the $3.4 trillion package that was passed by the House in May. The LIHEAP funding level is …
Draft text of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act released yesterday would add $1.5 billion for LIHEAP to address energy access and security issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in addition to the $900 million released on Friday from the previous COVID-19 emergency funding legislation. The House is expected …
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 …
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 …
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 …
