Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions

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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions are federal statutory rules that govern the LIHEAP program, which provides financial assistance to help low-income households meet their home energy needs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
federal statutory provisions ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
administeredBy Administration for Children and Families ⓘ
Office of Community Services ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
appliesTo Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ⓘ
authorizes administrative and planning costs within statutory caps ⓘ
block grants to states, territories, and tribes ⓘ
use of funds for energy crisis intervention ⓘ
use of funds for home energy bill payment assistance ⓘ
use of funds for weatherization-related activities within statutory limits ⓘ
benefits low-income households ⓘ
vulnerable populations such as the elderly, disabled persons, and families with young children ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines assurances that states must provide to receive LIHEAP funds ⓘ
categories of energy assistance such as heating, cooling, and crisis assistance ⓘ
federal income eligibility standards for LIHEAP ⓘ
reporting and accountability requirements for LIHEAP grantees ⓘ
requirements for state LIHEAP plans ⓘ
fundingSource federal appropriations ⓘ
implementedBy state LIHEAP agencies ⓘ
territorial LIHEAP agencies ⓘ
tribal LIHEAP grantees ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm statutory rules ⓘ
limits percentage of LIHEAP funds that may be transferred to other related programs subject to conditions ⓘ
percentage of LIHEAP funds that may be used for administrative costs ⓘ
partOf Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act ⓘ
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program legal framework ⓘ
policyArea anti-poverty policy ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ
public assistance ⓘ
purpose to help low-income households meet home energy needs ⓘ
to provide federal funding to states, territories, and tribes for energy assistance ⓘ
to reduce the energy cost burden on eligible low-income households ⓘ
regulates administration of LIHEAP by states, territories, and tribes ⓘ
allowable uses of LIHEAP funds ⓘ
distribution of LIHEAP funds ⓘ
eligibility criteria for LIHEAP assistance ⓘ
relatedTo Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ⓘ
United States social safety net programs ⓘ
requires coordination with other low-income assistance programs where feasible ⓘ
non-discriminatory provision of LIHEAP services ⓘ
protection of applicant and recipient confidentiality ⓘ
states to give priority to households with the highest home energy needs ⓘ
sector energy assistance ⓘ
shortName LIHEAP Act provisions ⓘ

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Office of Community Services → legalAuthority → Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions ⓘ
LIHEAP → legalBasis → Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ⓘ
linked to: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions → partOf → Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act ⓘ
linked to: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions → shortName → LIHEAP Act provisions ⓘ
linked to: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions