Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $173.222 million to Georgia Department of Human Services on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) to provide home energy assistance to eligible low-income households through September 30, 2027, in Georgia.

Georgia DHS passed funding through 21 sub-recipients operating as community action agencies and nonprofit service organizations across the state, each delivering home energy assistance to LIHEAP-eligible households. Sub-recipients include Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc., Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, Action Pact Inc., Enrichment Services Program Inc., Clayton County Community Services Authority Inc., Economic Opportunity For Savannah-Chatham County Area Inc., Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority Inc., Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority Inc., Overview Inc., Tallatoona Community Action Partnership Inc., Community Action For Improvement Inc., Partnership For Community Action Inc., Heart of GA Community Action Council Inc., Middle GA Community Action, Csra Economic Opportunity Authority Inc., North Georgia Community Action Inc., Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council Inc., Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Inc., and Ninth District Opportunity Inc. Sub-awards carry award dates ranging from September 4, 2025, to October 7, 2025, with multiple amendments processed through June 2026. LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance to reduce costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs for low-income households.