LIHEAP Funds by Program Component

NOTE: The LIHEAP statute authorizes states to provide assistance to low-income households in meeting their home energy costs, intervene in energy crisis situations, and provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repair (up to 15 percent or 25 percent of the grant if a waiver is approved); it also allows states to spend no more than 10 percent of their grant for administrative purposes. Grantees are also allowed to carryover up to 10 percent of their grant to the next fiscal year. Beyond that, states decide what percent of their funds go to each program component and have the option to use up to 5 percent of funds for Assurance 16 activities. In some cases, state legislatures have mandated component expenditures. For example, state statutes in California, Pennsylvania and Virginia mandate the amount of the weatherization set aside from LIHEAP funds.

State FY % Funds
Heat
% Funds
Cool
% Funds
Crisis
% Funds
Wx
Comments
Alaska 2016 67   10 3 Funds that have been reserved for winter crisis assistance that have not been expended by March 15 will be reprogrammed to heating assistance
Alabama 2016 35 32 16 2  
Arizona 2016 21.80 41.20 5 15  
Arkansas 2016 22.6 42 17 15  
California 2016 14.20 14.20 31.60 15  
Colorado 2016 60   5 15  
Connecticut 2016 89       Heating and crisis are combined, also includes $90,000 for furnace repair and replacement
District of Col. 2016 55 10 5 15  
Delaware 2016 64 4 4 10  
Florida 2016 10.5 16 38 8  
Georgia 2016 58.3   29 2.6 Cooling provided only if funding is available
Hawaii 2016 65 0 15 0 Funds are used for heating or cooling
Iowa 2016 60 0 5 15  
Idaho 2016 58.06 0 4 23  
Illinois 2016 70     15 Heating and crisis are integrated.
Indiana 2016 63 15-20   18 Heating and crisis are integrated.
Kansas 2016 65 0 10 15 Heating and crisis operate as one program
Kentucky 2016 45.78   30.51 0 Households automatically eligible if one person is receiving TANF,  SSI,  Food Stamps, or certain means-tested veterans programs.
Louisiana 2016 32.2 32 10 15  
Massachusetts 2016 77.09 0 3 $9 m  
Maryland 2016 76.92 0 5 0  
Maine 2016 67 0 6 10  
Michigan 2016 33.46   56.16    
Minnesota 2016 62.4 0 15.1 10 Crisis:  7.5% energy benefit; 7.1% repair for a total of 15.1%. 2014: increased eligibility from 50% to 60% SMI due to increased need and price of propane
Missouri 2016 55 0 24 $1 million CAAs can use funds for weatherization measures such as repairs to resolve a crisis
Mississippi 2016 37 27 5 15  
Montana 2016 66.92 0 3 15 Households are automatically eligible if one person is receiving TANF or SSI.
North Carolina 2016 44.21   29.47 6.26 and 6.91 Cooling benefits are part of crisis.
North Dakota 2016 $15 million 0 $900,000 15* Heating, cooling and crisis operate as one program, don't allocate percentages or don't know until program year is over. 10% to admin, 15% wx if fed funding level allows - leaves 75% for benefits
Nebraska 2016 38 20 15 11  
New Hampshire 2016 75   10 $500,000  
New Jersey 2016 65 4 6 15  
New Mexico 2016 60   30   Once-a-year benefit can be used for heating, cooling and expedited crisis.
Nevada 2016 55   15 5 Heating and cooling operate as one program.
New York 2016 62.3 1 18.7 10  
Ohio 2016 40 0 25 15  
Oklahoma 2016 40 28 10 2  
Oregon 2016 49.92 0 10 15  
Pennsylvania 2016 65 0 10 15  
Rhode Island 2016 66   10 15  
South Carolina 2016 30 20 20 15  
South Dakota 2016 78 0 10 15  
Tennessee 2016 48 15 10 0 Heating, cooling and crisis are one program. Local agencies have flexibility to allocate to one, two or all components in the amounts they see fit up to a maximum of 85% for heating, 15% for crisis or 5% for outreach (A16?)
Texas 2016 10 40 10 25  
Utah 2016 66 0 9 18  
Virginia 2016 55 10 9 15  
Vermont 2016 69.92   16 0  
Washington 2016 71.17 0   15 Heating and crisis are integrated
Wisconsin 2016 66 0 9 15  
West Virginia 2016 75 0   15  
Wyoming 2016 60 0 10 15  

Source: FY 2016 state LIHEAP plans