[Last updated: 06/14/2024]
Low-Income Energy Programs
Federal | State | Utility | Charitable
Federal
LIHEAP Contact
Public Inquiry: 800-392-8098
Website
Local LIHEAP Administering Agency Contacts
https://adeca.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/LIHEAPRegionsMap.pdf
Weatherization Assistance Program
Local Administering Agency Contacts
Website
LIHEAP FY 2024 Funding
$61,720,544
*including additional $1,090,089 from Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA), (Pub. L. 117-58)
LIHEAP Income Eligibility Level
150% Federal Poverty Level
LIHEAP FY 2024 Benefit
Heating: $280 minimum; $580 maximum
Cooling: $320 minimum; $520 maximum
Crisis: heating $1,110 maximum; cooling crisis $990 maximum
LIHEAP Program Dates
Heating: October 1 - May 31
Cooling: June 1 - September 30
Crisis Heating: October 1 - May 31
Crisis Cooling: June 1 - September 30
Weatherization: year-round
LIHEAP Households Served in FY 2023
Heating: 60,245
Cooling: 49,060
Winter Crisis: 18,938
Summer Crisis: 10,302
Weatherization: 425
State
Low-Income Energy Efficiency
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund In 1996, Senate Bill 45 was passed in the legislature providing for a state low-income weatherization program to supplement federal funds by including a voluntary tax check-off option for state income-tax filers. Taxpayers may designate an amount of their refund as a voluntary contribution to the "Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund" The Department of Economic and Community Affairs will administer the monies, which will help provide weatherization assistance to eligible recipients.
Utility
Low-Income Rate Assistance
- Customers who are verified as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid for Low Income Families (MLIF) recipients may qualify to receive a monthly base charge discount of approximately $14.50. Customers can apply for the discount at any Alabama Power Company office or contact customer service at 1-800-245-2244.
- Alabama Business Charitable Trust Fund works with families to educate them on how to live more energy efficiently and weatherize their home. The Trust will also help Alabamians pay energy bills when funds are short. Customers interested in ABC Trust programs can contact the community action agencies in their county.
Emergency Charitable Assistance
Please note these charitable funds are last resort emergency funds with limited resources and limited times of operation.
Project Share
Project SHARE is administered by the American Red Cross and is funded by utility customers who donate through their monthly bills. All contributions are forwarded to the American Red Cross. The project operates year round and serves senior citizens, disabled persons, and those on fixed or low incomes. Clients in need apply for Project SHARE assistance at the American Red Cross office in their county.
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative
Project Share
Clients in need apply for Project SHARE assistance at the American Red Cross office in their county.
For more information call (334) 365-6762 or (800) 545-5735.
Cullman Electric Cooperative
Operation Share
A limited area energy program created by the Cullman Power Board and the Cullman Electric Cooperative, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, provides energy assistance to persons in the Cullman Power Board and the Cullman Electric Cooperative service area who are elderly, disabled, or needy. Funding is provided by Cullman Power Board and the Cullman Electric Cooperative service area residents that designate and contribute a minimum of $1 each month on their electric bill.
For more information contact the Member Services Department at 256-737-3200 or the American Red Cross office 256-734-5170 or visit their website at www.capna.org.
Decatur Utilities
Operation Warm
Provides assistance to people who don't qualify for LIHEAP. Community Action bases its decision about who receives Operation Warm funds on income and necessary expenses, such as medications. The program runs from Dec. 1 through May 31, during which applicants are eligible for assistance only once.
Contact Community Action Partnership of North Alabama at 256-260-4050.
Joe Wheeler Electric
Operation Warm
A limited area energy program offered through Community Action of North Alabama provides assistance on a one-time basis to persons who are elderly, handicapped, or in health crisis situations. Funding is provided by residents of Morgan and Lawrence counties through donations of $1.00 or more above their monthly electric bills. Whether it's a young family struggling with unemployment or a senior adult living on a meager income, families all over our area can have hope - and heat - through Operation WARM.
Applications for assistance are available through Community Action of North Alabama. Call (256) 355-7843 for information on requirements for assistance or to get an application.
Hartselle Utilities
Operation Warm
A limited area energy program that provides assistance on a one time basis to persons who are elderly, handicapped, or in health crisis situations. Funding is provided by residents of Morgan and Lawrence counties through donation of $1.00 or more above their monthly bills.
For more information contact Terri Harris at (256) 773-3340.
