Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Mississippi Department of Human Services $68,028,773 on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) to assist eligible low-income households with energy costs, home heating and cooling, energy-related equipment repair and replacement, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs. The award obligates $68,028,773 and runs through September 30, 2027, with performance in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Human Services passes funding to 18 sub-recipients, all nonprofit community action agencies and service organizations, to deliver LIHEAP services and weatherization assistance at the local level across the state. Sub-recipients include Northeast Mississippi Community Services, Inc.; Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.; Central Mississippi, Inc.; Coahoma Opportunities, Inc.; Lift, Inc. (two sub-awards); Ajfc Community Action Agency Inc.; Multi-County Community Service Agency, Inc. (two sub-awards); Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.; Prairie Opportunity, Incorporated (two sub-awards); South Central Community Action Agency Inc. (two sub-awards); Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.; Hinds County Human Resource Agency; Madison County Citizens Services Agency; Community Action of South Mississippi; Southwest Mississippi Opportunity Inc.; Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc.; and Warren-Washington-Issaquena-Sharkey Community Action Agency, Inc. (two sub-awards). Sub-awards are dated November 20 through January 1, 2026. Sub-recipients deliver utility bill assistance, energy equipment purchase and repair, weatherization services to improve home energy efficiency, housing assistance, nutrition support, and transportation assistance to low-income households across their respective service areas.