Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Estimated Allocations

Publication Date: October 2006

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Social conditions

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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a block grant program under which the federal government gives annual grants to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and commonwealths, and Indian tribal organizations to operate multi-component home energy assistance programs for needy households. This report contains two tables that show estimated LIHEAP allocations to the states. Table 1 shows amounts proposed by the President, House of Representatives, and Senate for FY2007, while Table 2 shows estimated state allocations at other hypothetical increments. For detailed information on how the LIHEAP formula allocates funds to the states, see CRS Report RL33275, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Allocation Rates: Legislative History and Current Law, by Julie M. Whittaker and Libby Perl. This report will be updated when proposed funding levels change.