FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Monday, January 31, 2005
Contact: ACF Press Office
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HHS Provides Additional $100 Million to States for Energy Aid
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced today that an additional $100 million in emergency funds will be provided to states, territories and tribes from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
The funds will provide states with extra assistance, over and above the $1.6 billion states have received this heating season and $100 million in emergency funds last December, to help low-income families pay their heating bills.
“The Bush Administration is making sure low-income families have the assistance they need to stay warm this winter,” Secretary Leavitt said. “These funds will help those Americans with their heating bills.”
Today’s $100 million announcement uses contingency funds made available by the FY 2005 omnibus appropriations bill.
“Enduring cold spells across the nation this winter make this continued assistance a top priority of President Bush,” said Dr. Wade F. Horn, HHS assistant secretary for children and families. "This much-needed aid will come as a relief to many low-income families.”
Each year, LIHEAP helps more than 4.5 million low-income families pay the costs of heating their homes in the winter and cooling their homes in the summer.
Individuals interested in applying for LIHEAP assistance should contact their local/state LIHEAP agency or click on the agency directory at: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/liheap/directry.htm. The directory can help people locate the state or tribal office that administers LIHEAP in communities across the country.
The total amount of funding provided to each state follows:
State |
Total
|
|---|---|
| Alabama | $817,631 |
| Alaska | $685,991 |
| Arizona | $267,439 |
| Arkansas | $537,450 |
| California | $2,720,908 |
| Colorado | $1,023,601 |
| Connecticut | $3,164,657 |
| Delaware | $432,491 |
| D.C. | $246,070 |
| Florida | $1,143,032 |
| Georgia | $1,019,286 |
| Hawaii | $60,990 |
| Idaho | $482,188 |
| Illinois | $3,795,847 |
| Indiana | $2,040,244 |
| Iowa | $1,723,123 |
| Kansas | $605,875 |
| Kentucky | $1,097,906 |
| Louisiana | $600,587 |
| Maine | $2,628,208 |
| Maryland | $1,772,334 |
| Massachusetts | $5,637,425 |
| Michigan | $4,376,482 |
| Minnesota | $4,133,824 |
| Mississippi | $762,233 |
| Missouri | $2,013,067 |
| Montana | $564,496 |
| Nebraska | $772,690 |
| Nevada | $139,335 |
| New Hampshire | $1,410,030 |
| New Jersey | $4,747,127 |
| New Mexico | $424,918 |
| New York | $16,946,627 |
| North Carolina | $2,470,673 |
| North Dakota | $949,951 |
| Ohio | $3,758,925 |
| Oklahoma | $600,847 |
| Oregon | $930,104 |
| Pennsylvania | $7,475,715 |
| Rhode Island | $946,648 |
| South Carolina | $777,299 |
| South Dakota | $847,389 |
| Tennessee | $1,027,828 |
| Texas | $1,667,995 |
| Utah | $457,952 |
| Vermont | $1,081,976 |
| Virginia | $2,165,878 |
| Washington | $1,422,355 |
| West Virginia | $672,807 |
| Wisconsin | $3,591,267 |
| Wyoming | $224,850 |
| Total to States | $99,864,571 |
| Territories | $135,428 |
| Total | $99,999,999 |
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