The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) announced the release of $3.7 billion of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. This announcement includes approximately $3.6 billion of federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) regular block grant funding to state fuel assistance programs. This funding is provided under the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which President Biden signed into law on September 26, 2024. This funding also includes an additional $100.108 million for FY25. One hundred million of these funds became available through the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act (IIJA), (Public Law 117-58) and the remaining $108,197 became available from unobligated FY23 IIJA funds that were returned to HHS for redistribution.

OCS released 90% of the funding available under the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, a Continuing Resolution (CR) and 100% of the funding available under the IIJA to each state program with an approved FY25 LIHEAP plan. The funding was allocated utilizing the annual updates to the LIHEAP allocation formula. Additional information on funding for states and territories can be found here and on the OCS website.