NOTE: The LIHEAP statute authorizes states to provide assistance to low-income households in meeting their home energy costs, intervene in energy crisis situations, and provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repair (up to 15 percent or 25 percent of the grant if a waiver is approved); it also allows states to spend no more than 10 percent of their grant for administrative purposes. Grantees are also allowed to carryover up to 10 percent of their grant to the next fiscal year. Beyond that, states decide what percent of their funds go to each program component and have the option to use up to 5 percent of funds for Assurance 16 activities. In some cases, state legislatures have mandated component expenditures. For example, state statutes in California, Pennsylvania and Virginia mandate the amount of the weatherization set aside from LIHEAP funds.
| State | FY | % Funds Heat |
% Funds Cool |
% Funds Crisis |
% Funds Wx |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2016 | 67 | 10 | 3 | Funds that have been reserved for winter crisis assistance that have not been expended by March 15 will be reprogrammed to heating assistance | |
| Alabama | 2016 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 2 | |
| Arizona | 2016 | 21.80 | 41.20 | 5 | 15 | |
| Arkansas | 2016 | 22.6 | 42 | 17 | 15 | |
| California | 2016 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 31.60 | 15 | |
| Colorado | 2016 | 60 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Connecticut | 2016 | 89 | Heating and crisis are combined, also includes $90,000 for furnace repair and replacement | |||
| District of Col. | 2016 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| Delaware | 2016 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Florida | 2016 | 10.5 | 16 | 38 | 8 | |
| Georgia | 2016 | 58.3 | 29 | 2.6 | Cooling provided only if funding is available | |
| Hawaii | 2016 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Funds are used for heating or cooling |
| Iowa | 2016 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 15 | |
| Idaho | 2016 | 58.06 | 0 | 4 | 23 | |
| Illinois | 2016 | 70 | 15 | Heating and crisis are integrated. | ||
| Indiana | 2016 | 63 | 15-20 | 18 | Heating and crisis are integrated. | |
| Kansas | 2016 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 15 | Heating and crisis operate as one program |
| Kentucky | 2016 | 45.78 | 30.51 | 0 | Households automatically eligible if one person is receiving TANF, SSI, Food Stamps, or certain means-tested veterans programs. | |
| Louisiana | 2016 | 32.2 | 32 | 10 | 15 | |
| Massachusetts | 2016 | 77.09 | 0 | 3 | $9 m | |
| Maryland | 2016 | 76.92 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Maine | 2016 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| Michigan | 2016 | 33.46 | 56.16 | |||
| Minnesota | 2016 | 62.4 | 0 | 15.1 | 10 | Crisis: 7.5% energy benefit; 7.1% repair for a total of 15.1%. 2014: increased eligibility from 50% to 60% SMI due to increased need and price of propane |
| Missouri | 2016 | 55 | 0 | 24 | $1 million | CAAs can use funds for weatherization measures such as repairs to resolve a crisis |
| Mississippi | 2016 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 15 | |
| Montana | 2016 | 66.92 | 0 | 3 | 15 | Households are automatically eligible if one person is receiving TANF or SSI. |
| North Carolina | 2016 | 44.21 | 29.47 | 6.26 and 6.91 | Cooling benefits are part of crisis. | |
| North Dakota | 2016 | $15 million | 0 | $900,000 | 15* | Heating, cooling and crisis operate as one program, don't allocate percentages or don't know until program year is over. 10% to admin, 15% wx if fed funding level allows - leaves 75% for benefits |
| Nebraska | 2016 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 11 | |
| New Hampshire | 2016 | 75 | 10 | $500,000 | ||
| New Jersey | 2016 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| New Mexico | 2016 | 60 | 30 | Once-a-year benefit can be used for heating, cooling and expedited crisis. | ||
| Nevada | 2016 | 55 | 15 | 5 | Heating and cooling operate as one program. | |
| New York | 2016 | 62.3 | 1 | 18.7 | 10 | |
| Ohio | 2016 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 15 | |
| Oklahoma | 2016 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 2 | |
| Oregon | 2016 | 49.92 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2016 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| Rhode Island | 2016 | 66 | 10 | 15 | ||
| South Carolina | 2016 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
| South Dakota | 2016 | 78 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| Tennessee | 2016 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 0 | Heating, cooling and crisis are one program. Local agencies have flexibility to allocate to one, two or all components in the amounts they see fit up to a maximum of 85% for heating, 15% for crisis or 5% for outreach (A16?) |
| Texas | 2016 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 25 | |
| Utah | 2016 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 18 | |
| Virginia | 2016 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
| Vermont | 2016 | 69.92 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Washington | 2016 | 71.17 | 0 | 15 | Heating and crisis are integrated | |
| Wisconsin | 2016 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| West Virginia | 2016 | 75 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Wyoming | 2016 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
Source: FY 2016 state LIHEAP plans
