Liei-2026 - liheap infrastructure supplement

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $11.165 million to the Department of Community Services & Development California on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP Infrastructure Supplement, CFDA 93.568), a block grant providing federally funded assistance to reduce home energy bills, address energy crises, support weatherization, and fund minor energy-related home repairs for eligible low-income households.

Place of performance is California. The award runs through September 30, 2027. The ultimate recipient is the California state agency administering the program statewide.

LIHEAP delivers energy assistance and weatherization services through a network of 47 sub-recipients operating across California counties and regional service areas. Sub-recipients include county governments (Contra Costa, San Benito, Glenn, San Joaquin, Mariposa, El Dorado, Riverside, and Orange County agencies), community action agencies and partnerships (Santa Barbara, Kern, Madera, Ventura, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Merced, and Butte County organizations), and specialized energy and community service nonprofits (Spectrum Community Services, Redwood Community Action Agency, Maravilla Foundation, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency, San Bernardino County Action Partnership, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, Training Employment and Community Help Inc., Central Valley Opportunity Center, Central Coast Energy Services, Campesinos Unidos, Long Beach Community Action Partnership, Project GO, Kings Community Action Organization, Great Northern Services, Lassen Economic Development Corporation, North Coast Energy Services, Community Action Marin, Del Norte Senior Center, Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action, Community Resource Project, Community Action of Ventura County, Community Services and Employment Training, Self-Help Home Improvement Project, Sacred Heart Community Service, and M A A C Project). All sub-recipients deliver Supplemental Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (SLIHEAP) and Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) services to eligible households within their assigned service areas, prioritizing households with lowest incomes and highest energy costs or needs, and administering work according to CSD-approved service delivery plans and Title 42 USC 8621 et seq. (LIHEAP Act of 1981).