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HHS Provides $844 Million to States to Help Low-income Households With Energy Costs

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the release of $844 million to states to help low-income citizens with their heating bills during October, November and December of this year. These funds represent grants to states, tribes and territories under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

HHS is releasing such a large allocation of LIHEAP funds now in order to ensure that states have resources available to support their energy assistance programs as the weather turns colder. Special consideration has been given to the coldest states.

A list of first-quarter allocations under LIHEAP follows:

Alabama $5,692,937
Alaska $3,290,884
Arizona $1,668,897
Arkansas $4,354,646
California $19,080,662
Colorado $13,335,031
Connecticut $6,962,843
Delaware $1,848,367
Dist. of Col. $2,162,682
Florida $9,029,119
Georgia $7,139,635
Hawaii $449,376
Idaho $4,113,650
Illinois $65,524,617
Indiana $29,664,624
Iowa $21,025,901
Kansas $709,657
Kentucky $9,081,750
Louisiana $5,834,445
Maine $14,955,581
Maryland $10,662,721
Massachusetts $34,810,507
Michigan $62,061,545
Minnesota $44,818,699
Mississippi $4,889,524
Missouri $15,395,936
Montana $7,447,942
Nebraska $7,644,449
Nevada $810,161
New Hampshire $8,963,368
New Jersey $25,834,086
New Mexico $3,351,678
New York $143,490,303
North Carolina $7,814,200
North Dakota $5,777,272
Ohio $38,360,063
Oklahoma $5,061,380
Oregon $8,245,701
Pennsylvania $68,032,399
Rhode Island $4,580,057
South Carolina $4,532,454
South Dakota $6,439,614
Tennessee $9,199,618
Texas $15,022,982
Utah $7,352,446
Vermont $6,718,363
Virginia $6,818,903
Washington $13,387,812
West Virginia $6,010,083
Wisconsin $22,544,766
Wyoming $2,170,127
State Total $834,174,463
Tribes $8,577,785
Territories $899,865
TOTAL $843,652,113

Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.


Page Last Updated: September 24, 2009