The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is soliciting proposals from interested parties to administer the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Jefferson County.
Donor Name: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
State: Alabama
County: Jefferson County (AL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/11/2022
Details:
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is designed to assist low-income households in meeting their immediate home energy needs, particularly those with the lowest incomes that use a large proportion of their household income for home energy.
To qualify, households may have incomes at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. The target groups for this program are households with members that are elderly, persons with disabilities, and families with children.
The program year is divided into two seasons: the Heating season is from October 1 through May 31 and the Cooling season is from June 1 through September 30. If all points of eligibility are met and funding is available, eligible households may receive assistance up to four times during a program year in each of the following components: Heating, Crisis Heating, Cooling, and Crisis Cooling.
Crisis assistance is intended to aid an eligible household that is experiencing an energy-related crisis which may exist when:
- A household member’s health and/or well-being would likely be endangered if Crisis assistance is not provided
- A household member has been negatively impacted by a State- or Federally-declared disaster or emergency
- A household has any children under age 18
- A household has any members 60 years old or older
- A household has any members who are disabled
Eligibility Criteria
The program assists income-eligible households in meeting the costs of home heating and cooling. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Eligible applicants include Community Action Agencies (CAA) or other public or nonprofit entities.
For more information, visit Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).
