Liei-2026 - liheap infrastructure supplement

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Mississippi Department of Human Services $1.751 million on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Infrastructure Supplement block grant, with performance through September 30, 2027.

LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance to reduce costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs for eligible low-income households. Work is performed in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Human Services, operating as MDHS Family and Children's Services, distributed funding to four sub-recipients for 2026 LIHEAP Infrastructure initiatives. Coahoma Opportunities, Inc. (sub-award awarded July 29, 2026) delivers energy assistance services across Coahoma County and surrounding areas. Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc. (July 24, 2026) operates energy assistance programming across Bolivar, Humphreys, and Sunflower counties. Madison County Citizens Services Agency (July 24, 2026) delivers utility bill assistance and energy-support programming for low-income households in Madison County, with operations based in Canton. Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc. (July 23, 2026) provides energy assistance and related community support services in the Cleveland area.

The block grant requires annual submission of a LIHEAP Model Plan via the ACF Online Data Collection system, with chief executive certification of federal assurances and documentation of public participation and comment processes. Recipients and sub-recipients are responsible for Single Audit Act compliance and independent audits under generally accepted Government auditing standards.