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Policy Resolutions, Official Comments, and Testimony by NEADA
The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA) released a new updated winter outlook showing that U.S. home heating costs are rising up to 11%. https://neada.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NEADA-Winter-Heating-Update-2_12_26.pdf
NEADA submitted testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on June 13 that warned Congress that LIHEAP is in crisis. Between the entire federal staff that oversees the program being eliminated by the Trump Administration, delays in the final $387 million of fiscal year 2025 funding, and …
Consumers are going to be hit with record high prices for home cooling this summer, as the average cost of electricity is projected to reach $784, a 6.2% increase from $737 last year and the highest cost of electricity on record. Prices are rising for two reasons: the cost of electricity is rising faster than …
NEADA sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on April 15 urging him to release as soon as possible the remaining LIHEAP funds available from the FY2025 Full Year Continuing Resolution and Extensions Act. NEADA specifically requested that the final ten percent ($378 million) of the full appropriation be …
NEADA submitted testimony to the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on April 9 that warned Congress that LIHEAP is in crisis. Between the Trump Administration eliminating the entire federal staff that oversees the program, delays in the final $387 million of fiscal year 2025 funding, and uncertainty surrounding …
Today NEADA sent a letter to Congressional leadership to request LIHEAP supplemental funding of $1.6 billion for FY 2025. This is the same level of supplemental funding that was requested last year by the Administration. These supplemental funds will maintain program support for families receiving LIHEAP assistance and will help address rising energy prices.
Today NEADA sent a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra requesting the quick release of FY 2025 LIHEAP funds so that grantees have the funds they need to start their programs. Considering that there has not been a final FY 2025 funding appropriation, we have requested that HHS release 90% of the FY 2024 appropriation, as …
NEADA sent a letter today urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters” under the Stafford Act. Recategorizing these increasingly common and deadly climate change impacts would unlock emergency funds that could help protect families from utility shut offs during periods of extreme heat, preventing families …
For FY 2025, NEADA requests $6.0 billion for LIHEAP and $1 billion for the program’s contingency fund, for a total of $7 billion.
