Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions

E656707

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions are federal statutory rules that govern the LIHEAP program, which provides financial assistance to help low-income households meet their home energy needs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
federal statutory provisions
social welfare legislation
administeredBy Administration for Children and Families NERFINISHED
Office of Community Services NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
appliesTo Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program NERFINISHED
authorizes administrative and planning costs within statutory caps
block grants to states, territories, and tribes
use of funds for energy crisis intervention
use of funds for home energy bill payment assistance
use of funds for weatherization-related activities within statutory limits
benefits low-income households
vulnerable populations such as the elderly, disabled persons, and families with young children
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines assurances that states must provide to receive LIHEAP funds
categories of energy assistance such as heating, cooling, and crisis assistance
federal income eligibility standards for LIHEAP
reporting and accountability requirements for LIHEAP grantees
requirements for state LIHEAP plans
fundingSource federal appropriations
implementedBy state LIHEAP agencies
territorial LIHEAP agencies
tribal LIHEAP grantees
jurisdiction federal
language English
legalForm statutory rules
limits percentage of LIHEAP funds that may be transferred to other related programs subject to conditions
percentage of LIHEAP funds that may be used for administrative costs
partOf Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act NERFINISHED
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program legal framework
policyArea anti-poverty policy
energy policy
public assistance
purpose to help low-income households meet home energy needs
to provide federal funding to states, territories, and tribes for energy assistance
to reduce the energy cost burden on eligible low-income households
regulates administration of LIHEAP by states, territories, and tribes
allowable uses of LIHEAP funds
distribution of LIHEAP funds
eligibility criteria for LIHEAP assistance
relatedTo Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program NERFINISHED
United States social safety net programs
requires coordination with other low-income assistance programs where feasible
non-discriminatory provision of LIHEAP services
protection of applicant and recipient confidentiality
states to give priority to households with the highest home energy needs
sector energy assistance
shortName LIHEAP Act provisions NERFINISHED

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Community Services legalAuthority Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act provisions