Note: In 1994, a new provision, Assurance 16, was added to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program statute. It provides LIHEAP grantees the option of spending no more than five percent of their LIHEAP funds on services that encourage and enable households to reduce their home energy needs and thereby the need for energy assistance, including needs assessment, counseling, and assistance with energy vendors.
State FY Description 2014 Needs assessments focusing on target groups of the elderly, disabled and small children. Energy and financial counseling and assistance with energy suppliers with the goal to reduce shut-offs and disconnects. 2014 2014 Energy conservation education 2014 Case management, job referrals, budget counseling, energy education, meter reading 2014 Energy needs assessment, budget counseling, energy conservation education, advocacy with utilities, energy efficiency measures 2014 Local agencies are allowed to spend up to 5% of LIHEAP
weatherization funds on energy education and counseling.2014 Risk assessment, counseling, energy education/awareness and assistance with energy suppliers/vendors 2014 Energy conservation workshops and financial counseling 2014 Provide educational workshops to counsel participants on how to identify energy waste, increase energy efficiency, understand and read their utility bill in an effort to assist clients in reducing their energy costs. 2014 Dept. will explore ways to help clients reduce energy usage. May include contracting with local agency, state, or consultant to assess energy needs, develop energy education materials, or enhance energy education through vendors. 2014 Outreach to vulnerable groups, negotiations with fuel providers, consumer counseling, partnerships formed to strengthen and extend available resources to low-income households 2014 2014 Energy conservation education, budgeting, assessment of household energy and weatherization needs, low-cost/no-cost weatherization supplies, increased outreach 2014 Client education and counseling; outreach and coordination with other related programs targeted to elderly and persons with disabilities. 2014 Case management with emphasis on self-sufficiency and energy conservation 2014 Budget counseling, advocacy, energy education, low cost weatherization, needs assessment. 2014 2014 Budget counseling, energy conservation education, assistance with utility payment plans 2014 State provides resources, services, and expertise to local agencies to enable them to provide energy conservation education and information to clients 2014 Outreach, budget counseling, needs assessments, home energy education and referrals. 2014 Assistance with energy suppliers; referrals to weatherization, churches, fuel funds, shelters; counseling - earned income tax, renter's tax credit; alternative home heating, conservation information 2014 Needs assesment (including consumption data collection); counseling; assistance with energy vendors (shutoffs, arrears management, budget plans); FastTrack emergency service; referral to energy conservation services 2014 2014 Budget counseling; energy conservation education; vendor negotiations; advocacy with fuel suppliers on behalf of households; household energy assessments; referrals; case management; public relations and outreach 2014 Consumer education classes, vendor-sponsored workshops, low-cost/no-cost weatherization measures 2014 2014 Administering agencies target client outreach and education activities such as energy education at public events; educating vendors about energy programs and establishing client referral practices; engaging youth in energy awareness to promote conservation. 2014 2014 LIHEAP/EAP staff assists households by mediating with the utility companies and other energy vendors, coordinating sources of assistance, counseling, and making referrals to other agencies and programs. 2014 Preventive services for households in crisis - targeted needs assessment; energy and financial counseling; assistance with energy vendors 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 Data obtained by the regulated utilities is used to target high usage households with energy efficiency education. Local agencies will provide case management to assist clients in determining the best payment plan options for their household budgets, including PIPP. 2014 2014 Case management (including needs assessments, budget planning and arrearage management), energy education, energy saving incentives (kits). 2014 2014 Needs assessments, counseling, and assistance with energy vendors. 2014 Energy education accomplished through household assessment, agency referrals, income management counseling, energy workshops and educational materials, intervention with energy vendors to promote client responsibility and prevent energy crisis, and follow-up evaluation with the family to ensure progress. 2014 Work with other agencies to ensure that literature and applications are made available; post information on the website; help promote energy conservation through utility-sponsored events; client referrals. 2014 Local agencies can use up to 5% of their budget to provide energy conservation tips, and assistance with cutoff notices and other problems with energy suppliers. 2014 Identify household needs, provide literature and energy conservation education, refer client to other appropriate programs, encourage responsible vendor and consumer behavior. Subrecipients provide applications, forms, and energy education materials in Spanish, English, or other language when appropriate. 2014 energy conservation education, weatherization materials (e.g., caulking, heat deflectors, tape, etc.), and activities such as needs assessments, counseling, and assistance with utility vendors. 2014 2014 Energy savings and conservation tips are mailed with preprinted applications to 170,000 households at start of the heating season 2014 Needs assessments related to energy budget management, payment plans, and related services; assistance with energy vendors to encourage responsible vendor and consumer behavior and related client counseling. 2014 2014 2014
