Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $63.915 million to the Arizona Department of Economic Security on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, to assist eligible low-income households in meeting immediate home energy needs and costs through energy bill assistance, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs across Arizona.

LIHEAP distributes block grant funds by formula to enable recipients to design their own programs within federal guidelines. The program targets low-income households with particular attention to those with the lowest incomes and highest home energy costs or needs in relation to income and family size. LIHEAP comprises four components: block grants, energy emergency contingency funds, leveraging incentive awards rewarding recipients that acquire non-federal resources to extend services, and the Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Program (REACH), a competitive awards vehicle for community-based organizations.

Arizona Department of Economic Security passed funding through to multiple sub-recipients including Pima County Grants Management & Innovation Division, Maricopa County Human Services Department, Coconino County Managers Office, Tohono O'odham Community Action, Arizona Department of Housing, City of Phoenix Finance Department, Western Arizona Council of Governments, City of Glendale, Community Action Human Resources Agency, Southeastern Arizona Community Action Program, and Northern Arizona Council of Governments. These sub-recipients administer energy assistance services, weatherization support, and emergency energy-related programs to low-income households within their respective service areas statewide. The assistance type is a formula grant.