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Admin April 10, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has eliminated all staff responsible for administering the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as part of a broader restructuring that has cut approximately 20,000 jobs—25% of the department's wor...
Admin April 22, 2025
The Trump Administration appears poised to recommend the complete elimination of the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in its upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, according to a recently ...
Admin May 06, 2025
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the remaining $401.5 million in FY25 LIHEAP funding. These funds represent the final 10% obligated for the FY 2025 budget. NEFI was informed that that the administration brought in a contractor for a limited...
Admin July 15, 2025
Advocacy efforts for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) remain a top priority for NEFI. While much of the recent legislative focus has centered on H.R. 1, President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s important to note that LIHEAP was not addressed in...
Admin August 05, 2025
On Thursday, July 31, NEFI attended the Senate Appropriations Committee's markup hearing on two of the annual fiscal budget bills, Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS). The Labor-HHS bill is particularly relevant to NEFI and its members, as it includes funding for the Low In...
Admin October 28, 2025
NEFI issues industry coalition letter as the government shutdown causes regional delays in LIHEAP On behalf of America’s heating fuel and home comfort businesses, the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) has submitted a formal l...
Admin November 18, 2025
Now that the federal government has reopened, NEFI has received confirmation that staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency that manages the national LIHEAP program, have resumed work and are actively working to expedite the re...
Admin November 25, 2025
With the federal government now reopened, staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are working to expedite the release of Fiscal Year 2026 LIHEAP funds to states, tribes, and territories. However, significant delays remain due to the record-setting 43-day government shutdown...
Admin December 02, 2025
On Friday, November 28, state LIHEAP agencies began to receive their award letters from the department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Approximately 90% of LIHEAP funding, equaling $3.6 billion, as well as $100 million in supplemental fu...
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