Tribal LIHEAP Funding

[Last updated: 11/01/2024]

FY 2025

LIHEAP

On October 31, 2024, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $42.1 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 regular block grant funding provided to LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 $1.1 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). This first release constituted 90 percent of the tribal funding available under the CR.

Summary of FY 2025 LIHEAP funding sources:

October 31, 2023: $42,190,959 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2024 and IIJA

View a table of:

LIHEAP DCL 2025-01 First Award to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations FY 2025

FY 2024

LIHEAP

On October 24, 2023, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $41.8 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 regular block grant funding provided to LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 $1.1 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). This first release constituted 90 percent of the tribal funding available under the CR. A second release of nearly $4.4 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees was announced on April 22, 2024. On June 26, 2024, OCS announced the third and final release of approximately $431,000 for tribal grantees. 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: $41,769,035 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2024 and IIJA
April 22, 2024: $4,364,393 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024
June 26, 2024: $431,462 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees in FY 2024: $46,564,890

View a table of:

FY 2023

LIHEAP

On November 2, 2022, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $38.6 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 regular block grant funding and $11.1 million in supplemental funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 $1.1 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). A second release of $10.9 million to LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 $6 million in funding for LIHEAP tribal grantees appropriated under the same Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328). A fourth and final release of approximately $166,000 for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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: $50,890,837 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2023 and IIJA
February 22, 2023: $10,932,078 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
March 16, 2023: $6,358,763 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
August 9, 2023: $166,420 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2023
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees in FY 2023: $68,348,098

View a table of:

FY 2022

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $38.4 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 tribal recipients at the beginning of the program year.

On January 25, 2022, OCS announced $1.1 million to LIHEAP tribal grantees from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58). A second non-supplemental release of over $4.4 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 approximately $406,000 was announced for LIHEAP tribal grantees.

Summary of FY 2022 funding sources:

November 1, 2021: $38,421,369 provided under the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
January 25, 2022: $1,132,326 provided under IIJA
April 21, 2022: $4,418,458 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022
August 15, 2022: $406,219 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees in FY 2022: $44,378,372

View a table of:

FY 2021

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $38.3 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 $3.9 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 $48.3 million in supplemental funding was released for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 all LIHEAP grantees.

Summary of FY 2021 funding sources:

November 1, 2020: $38,260,291 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2021 and Other Extensions Act
February 26, 2021: $3,879,032 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
May 4, 2021: $48,295,516 provided under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees in FY 2021: $90,434,839

View a table of:

FY 2020

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $38.0 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 $4.4 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 is met for all states and territories.

On May 8, 2020, $10.2 million in supplemental funding was released to LIHEAP tribal grantees 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.

Summary of FY 2020 funding sources:

November 1, 2019: $37,996,878 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
February 27, 2020: $4,397,462 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020
April 3, 2020: $397,392 provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020
May 8, 2020: $10,225,487 provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees in FY 2020: $53,017,219

View a table of:

FY 2019

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $40.7 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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.

View a table of:

Appropriation Release of LIHEAP Block Grant Funds to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations

FY 2018

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $33.5 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 $6.6 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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.

Summary of FY 2018 funding sources:

October 20, 2017: $33,505,013 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018
April 23, 2018: $6,635,492 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees for FY 2018: $40,140,505

View a table of:

FY 2017

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $33.2 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 nearly $4.0 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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.

Summary of FY 2017 funding sources:

October 25, 2016: $33,235,855 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2017
June 14, 2017: $3,958,913 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees for FY 2017: $37,194,768

View a table of:

Initial CR Release of LIHEAP Block Grant Funds to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations
href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ocs/dcl_funding_table_reallot_tribes_fy2016_to_2017.pdf" target="_blank">Release of Reallotted FY16 Funds to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations (Including FY17 Awards under P.L. 115-31)

WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program provided $98,528 in funding for the Northern Arapaho tribe in FY 2017, with $18,723 of the total for training and technical assistance.

View a table of FY 2017 state allocations.

FY 2016

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $33 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 $3.7 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees was released April 1, 2016. On September 16, 2016, OCS announced a final release of nearly $100,000 for LIHEAP tribal 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.

Summary of FY 2016 funding sources:

October 23, 2015: $33,067,936 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2016
April 1, 2016: $3,716,090 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2016
September 16, 2016: $99,179 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2016
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees for tribal grantees in FY 2016: $36,883,205

View a table of:

WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program provided $480,962 in funding for tribes in FY 2017, with $68,962 of the total for training and technical assistance.

View a table of FY 2016 state allocations.

FY 2015

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), released approximately $33.0 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal grantees on October 15, 2014. An additional $3.6 million for LIHEAP tribal grantees 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 approximately $116,000, which was the final remaining funding amount available to all LIHEAP tribal grantees with complete plans for federal Fiscal Year 2015.

Summary of FY 2015 funding sources:

October 15, 2014: $33,086,079 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2015
January 21, 2015: $3,570,356 provided under the Consolidated and Further Continuation Appropriations Act of 2015
June 4, 2015: $116,742 provided under the Consolidated and Further Continuation Appropriations Act of 2015
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees for FY 2015: $36,758,268

View a table of:

WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program provided $430,132 in funding for tribes in FY 2017, with $66,574 of the total for training and technical assistance.

View a table of FY 2015 state allocations.

FY 2014

LIHEAP

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) released approximately $33.7 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal 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 to tribes in FY 2014. On January 30, 2014, OCS/DEA released nearly an additional $5 million to tribes.

Summary of FY 2014 funding sources:

November 4, 2013: $33,723,236 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014
January 30, 2014: $4,984,609 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees for FY 2014: $38,707,845

View a table of:

WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program provided $328,851 in funding for tribes in FY 2014, with $57,836 of the total for training and technical assistance.

View a table of FY 2014 state allocations.

FY 2013

LIHEAP

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $34.9 million of FY 2013 regular block grant funding to LIHEAP tribal grantees. This funding was provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act or CR and represents about 90 percent of the regular block grant funding provided to tribes in FY 2013. View a table detailing the allocations to grantees made by this release. On June 5, HHS announced the release of about $1.5 million in LIHEAP funding.

Summary of FY 2013 funding sources:

November 8, 2012: $34,875,000 provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013
June 5, 2013: $1,483,000 provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014
Total LIHEAP budget for tribal grantees for FY 2013: $36,358,000

View a table of state allocations.

WAP

The Weatherization Assistance Program provided $163,912 in funding for tribes in FY 2013, with $16,391 of the total for training and technical assistance.

View a table of FY 2013 state allocations.

FY 2025

FY 2024

FY 2023

FY 2022

FY 2021

FY 2020

FY 2019

FY 2018

FY 2017

FY 2016

FY 2015

FY 2014

FY 2013

Tables