LIHEAP Funding for States and Territories

[Last updated: 11/01/2024]

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FY 2025

On October 31, 2024, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.7 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 regular block grant funding provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 and Other Extensions Act (CR) (Public Law 118-15), which the President signed into law on September 26, 2024. This funding release also included $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58) and $108,197 from unobligated FY23 IIJA funds that were returned to HHS for redistribution. This first release constituted 90 percent of the funding available under the CR and 100 percent of the funding available under the IIJA.

Summary of FY 2025 LIHEAP funding sources:

  • October 31, 2024: $3,713,968,197 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2025, and IIJA

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FY 2024

On October 24, 2023, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.7 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 regular block grant funding provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (CR) (Public Law 118-15), which the President signed into law on September 30, 2023. This funding release also included $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). This first release constituted 90 percent of the funding available under the CR. A second release of nearly $384 million was announced on April 22, 2024. On June 26, 2024, OCS announced the third and final release of approximately $40 million. The second and third releases were provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47), which the President signed into law on March 23, 2024.

Summary of FY 2024 LIHEAP funding sources:

  • October 24, 2023: $3,691,360,000 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2024 and IIJA
  • April 22, 2024: $383,790,000 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024
  • June 26, 2024: $40,250,000 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2024: $4,115,400,000

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FY 2023

LIHEAP

On November 2, 2022, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.4 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 regular block grant funding and $1 billion in supplemental funding to LIHEAP grantees under the Continuing Appropriations Act (CR), 2023 (Public Law 117-180), which the President signed into law on September 30, 2022. This funding release also included $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). A second release of $1 billion was announced February 22, 2023. The second release of funding was provided under Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), which the President signed into law on December 29, 2022, providing the final budget for FY 2023.  

On March 16, 2023, the DEA announced a third release of over $560 million in funding for FY 2023 appropriated under the same Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328). A fourth and final release of $15 million was announced on August 9, 2023. As of that date, 100 percent of available LIHEAP funds had been allocated for FY 2023. 

Summary of FY 2023 funding sources: 

  • November 2, 2022: $4,515,300,227 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2023 and IIJA 
  • February 22, 2023: $1,000,000,000 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 
  • March 16, 2023: $560,099,773 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 
  • August 9, 2023: $15,000,000 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2023 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2023: $6,090,400,000 

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FY 2022

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.36 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on November 1, 2021. This funding was provided under the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 117-43), which the President signed into law on September 30, 2021. This release reflected 90 percent of the total amount of funds available under the legislation to recipients at the beginning of the program year.  

On January 25, 2022, OCS announced $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). A second non-supplemental release of over $384 million was announced on April 21, 2022. The funds for the second release were appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103), which provided the final budget for FY 2022 and which the President signed into law on March 15, 2022. On August 15, 2022, a third and final non-supplemental funding release of $38 million was announced. 

Summary of FY 2022 funding sources:  

  • November 1, 2021: $3,355,252,429 provided under the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act 
  • January 25, 2022: $99,491,732 provided under IIJA 
  • April 21, 2022: $383,663,074 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 
  • August 15, 2022: $37,813,025 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2022: $3,876,220,260

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FY 2021

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.36 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on November 5, 2020. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act 2021, and Other Extenders Act of 2019, ("Continuing Resolution"), Public Law 116-59, which the President signed into law on October 1, 2020. A second release of $346 million was announced February 26, 2021. The second release of funding was provided under Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), which provided the final budget for FY 2021 and which the President signed into law on December 27, 2020. 

On May 4, 2021 an additional $4.5 billion in supplemental funding was released for FY 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), which the President signed into law on March 11, 2021. This act provided $4.5 billion "for additional funding to provide payments" for LIHEAP. 

Summary of FY 2021 funding sources:  

  • November 1, 2020: $3,363,584,171 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2021 and Other Extensions Act 
  • February 26, 2021: $345,716,789 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 
  • May 4, 2021: $4,500,000,000 provided under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2021: $8,209,300,960 

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FY 2020

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.32 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on November 1, 2019. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019, ("Continuing Resolution"), Public Law 116-59, which the President signed into law on September 27, 2019. A second release of $381 million was announced February 27, 2020. A third and final round of funding was released on April 3, 2020. As of April 3, 2020, OCS has allocated 100 percent of the LIHEAP funding available to grantees for FY 2020. Congress appropriated these funds under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94), which provided the final budget for FY 2020 and which the President signed into law on December 20, 2019. This legislation provided for a total funding amount of approximately $3.74 billion and a change to the funding formula methodology. 

This change added an additional hold-harmless provision that called for HHS to do the following: 

  • Hold the net allocations of all states' and territories' at no less than 97% of the amounts that they received for FY 2019; and 
  • Ratably reduce the states' and territories' that would get more than 100 percent of their 2019 awards in order to ensure the 97 percent floor was met for all states and territories. 

On May 8, 2020, $900 million in supplemental funding was released to help "prevent, prepare for, or respond to" home energy needs surrounding the national emergency created by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Congress appropriated these funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law 116-136), which the President signed into law on March 27, 2020. OCS had awarded 100% of the LIHEAP funding available to grantees under the CARES Act. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S territories, and almost all Native American tribes and tribal organizations that are current LIHEAP grantees received a supplemental award. 

Summary of FY 2020 funding sources:  

  • November 1, 2019: $3,318,584,384 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 
  • February 27, 2020: $381,328,576 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020  
  • April 3, 2020: $37,403,040 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 
  • May 8, 2020: $900,000,000 provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act  
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2020: $4,637,316,000 

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FY 2019

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.65 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on October 26, 2018. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2019, Public Law 115-245, which the President signed into law on September 28, 2018 and which was effective until September 30, 2019.

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FY 2018

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.03 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on October 20, 2017. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2018, Public Law 115-56, which the President signed into law on September 8, 2017. A second and final release of $609 million was announced April 23, 2018. The final release of funding was provided under Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), which provided the final budget for FY 2018 and which the President signed into law on March 23, 2018. The legislation provided for a total funding amount of $3.64 billion for FY2018. 

Summary of FY 2018 funding sources:  

  • October 20, 2017: $3,027,881,464 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 
  • April 23, 2018: $609,434,536 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2020: $3,637,316,000

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FY 2017

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.009 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on October 25, 2016. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2017, Public Law 114-223, which the President signed into law on September 29, 2016. A second and final release of $378 million was announced June 14, 2017. The final release of funding was provided under Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), which provided the final budget for FY 2017 and which the President signed into law on May 5, 2017. The legislation provided for a total funding amount of $3.39 billion for FY 2017. 

Summary of FY 2017 funding sources:  

  • October 25, 2016: $3,009,283,960 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2017 
  • June 14, 2017: $378,032,040 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2017: $3,387,316,000

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WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program was funded at $224 million for FY 2017, with $3 million of the total for training and technical assistance.

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FY 2016

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.018 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on October 23, 2015. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2016, Public Law 114-53, which the President signed into law on September 30, 2015. An additional $335.6 million was released April 1, 2016. On September 16, 2016, OCS announced a final release of $14.4 million, which brought the total LIHEAP funding for FY 2016 to just under $3.37 billion for all state, territory and tribe/tribal organization grantees. The funding was provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution 2016, Public Law 114-113, which the President signed into law on December 18, 2015. HHS released all but for $19,473,000 of funding available to grantees for FY 2016 and had transferred it for other purposes. 

Summary of FY 2016 funding sources:  

  • October 23, 2015: $3,017,837,304 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2016 
  • April 1, 2016: $335,575,736 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2016 
  • September 16, 2016: $14,429,960 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2016 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2016: $3,367,843,000 

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WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program was funded at $215 million for FY 2016, with $3 million of the total for training and technical assistance.

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FY 2015

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $3.05 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees on October 15, 2014. An additional $300 million was released on January 21, 2015. This funding was provided under the Consolidated and Further Continuation Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235, which the President signed into law on December 16, 2014. On June 4, 2015, HHS released $33.9 million, which was the final remaining funding amount available to all LIHEAP grantees with complete plans for federal Fiscal Year 2015. HHS has allocated a total of $3.39 billion to states, territories and Native American tribes/tribal organization grantees for FY 2015. 

Summary of FY 2015 funding sources:  

  • October 15, 2014: $3,053,993,289 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2015 
  • January 21, 2015: $302,407,711 provided under the Consolidated and Further Continuation Appropriations Act of 2015 
  • June 4, 2015: $33,903,000 provided under the Consolidated and Further Continuation Appropriations Act of 2015 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2015: $3,390,304,000

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WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program was funded at $191.8 million for FY 2015, with $3 million of the total for training and technical assistance.

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FY 2014

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) released approximately $2.9 billion of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-46) and represents roughly 90 percent of the regular block grant funding provided in FY 2014. On January 30, 2014, OCS/DEA released an additional $454 million to states, tribes and territories, bringing the total amount released in FY 2014 to almost $3.4 billion. 

Summary of FY 2014 funding sources:  

  • November 4, 2013: $2,936,367,190 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014 
  • January 30, 2014: $453,936,810 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2014: $3,390,304,000

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WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program was funded at $174 million for FY 2014, $171 million for formula distribution and $3 million for training and technical assistance.

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FY 2013

LIHEAP

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $3.065 billion of FY 2013 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP grantees. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act or CR and represents about 90 percent of the regular block grant funding provided in FY 2013. View a table detailing the allocations to grantees made by this release. On June 5, HHS announced the release of about $187.371 million in LIHEAP funding.  

Summary of FY 2013 funding sources:  

  • November 8, 2012: $3,065,226,000 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 
  • June 5, 2013: $187,371,352 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 
  • Total LIHEAP budget for FY 2013: $3,252,598,000

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WAP The Weatherization Assistance Program was funded at $138 million for FY 2013, which includes $3 million for Training and Technical Assistance.

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Funding Tables (FY 2013 - FY 2024)