Missouri Gets $6.4 Million in State Funds

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt on February 1 signed legislation making $6.4 million available to help low-income Missourians with their winter utility costs.

This is the third year in a row that Missouri has provided state funds for its Utilicare program, which was created in 1979, but hadn’t been regularly funded until Blunt took office. Blunt said that the money should help about 10,000 Missouri residents. Utilicare received $6.3 million last year and $6.1 million in 2006.

 It is distributed by the state’s community action agencies, which also distribute LIHEAP funding. 

Source:  Missouri newspapers

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