Resource Library

Thank you for your partnership with the Office of Community Services (OCS) to ensure safe and continued services to the vulnerable children, families, and communities we serve. Here, you will find consolidated OCS program-specific COVID-19 resources and guidance that will help our grantees, partners, and stakeholders support individuals, families, communities impacted by COVID-19.

To provide LIHEAP grantees the State Median Income (SMI) estimates for use in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.

LIHEAP Poverty Guidelines for Optional Use in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 LIHEAP and Mandatory Use in FFY 2021.

LIHEAP CARES Act Supplemental FFY 2020 Funding Release.

LIHEAP Dear Colleague Notice regarding Vacancy Announcement for Supervisory Auditor position.

LIHEAP DCL on the Initial COVID-19 Program Guidance.

Grant Flexibilities in Conducting Human Service Activities Related to or Affected by COVID-19.

Thank you for your continued engagement and partnership with us to address and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We highly value our strong ongoing partnership, and hope to continue to be a resource to you as you implement community mitigation techniques. As you might imagine, a number of HHS divisions are releasing COVID-19-related information on funding and guidance. We thought it would be helpful to batch up information on key issues to keep you up-to-date.

LIHEAP DCL regarding the partnership to address the spread of COVID-19.

LIHEAP FY 2020 Second Funding Release.