Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $296.39 million to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (CFDA 93.568) for fiscal year 2026.

The award funds operation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program statewide in Massachusetts through September 30, 2027. LIHEAP assists eligible low-income households with energy costs, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs. The recipient, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, administers a portfolio of federal grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars across multiple programs including LIHEAP, Community Services Block Grant, Continuum of Care, Weatherization Assistance Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant.

The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities pass-throughs funding to 21 sub-recipients delivering fiscal year 2026 low-income heating assistance across Massachusetts from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Sub-recipients include Valley Opportunity Council Inc. (Holyoke), Making Opportunity Count Inc. (Fitchburg), Community Action Pioneer Valley Inc. (Greenfield), Quincy Community Action Programs Inc., Community Teamwork Inc. (Lowell), South Shore Community Action Council Inc., Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc., Worcester Community Action Council Inc., Self Help Inc. (Brockton), South Middlesex Opportunity Council Inc. (Framingham), Citizens For Citizens Inc. (Fall River), City of Cambridge, People Acting In Community Endeavors Inc. (New Bedford), Community Action Inc. (Haverhill), Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc. (Chelsea), LEO Inc. (Lynn), The North Shore Community Action Program Inc., Action Inc. (Gloucester), Berkshire Community Action Council Inc. (Pittsfield), and Action For Boston Community Development Inc. (Boston). A subset of sub-recipients also received HEARTWAP (Heating Emergency Assistance Retrofit Task Weatherization Assistance Program) funding awarded November 26, 2025, to provide residential heating system services and energy efficiency improvements to income-eligible households.