January 18, 2019 – The Economic Opportunity Agency in Arkansas currently has funds available to help low-income residents in Northwest Arkansas with their utility bills. The assistance is offered through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

January 4, 2018 – Some of the coldest winter months are still approaching and Kentucky’s Calloway County LIHEAP program is helping eligible residents stay warm. The Kentucky LIHEAP subsidy program closed in December, but the crisis program begins the second week of January.

December 14, 2018 – The Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) in New York is hosting outreach clinics for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) this week. The clinics will take place from December 11 through December 20, at various locations.

The MVCAA staff will be assisting applicants by filing their applications as well as providing general information and answering questions at each clinic.

There will be six HEAP clinics:

November 30, 2018 – Michigan’s DTE Energy has announced that they will be donating $10 million to assist low-income Michigan families in staying warm and safe during the cold winter months. The $10 million will be donated to and administered by four of Michigan’s outreach agencies: The Heat and Warmth Fund, the Salvation Army, United Way for Southwestern Michigan and TrueNorth.

November 9 – 2018 The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) recently conducted research assessing low-income consumers’ priorities for home energy use and their interests in programs and services offered by electricity providers. The study was focused on low-income populations—who often have a considerably higher-than-average energy burden—because they are, “arguably best positioned to benefit from the money-saving potential of new energy-saving programs, services and technologies.”