Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services $43.694 million under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027. The award is a formula grant providing 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 throughout Montana.

Montana DPHHS passes funding through to nine community action agencies and non-profit sub-recipients operating across the state's regional human resources districts: District Xi Human Resource Council, Inc. (Missoula); Northwest Montana Human Resources, Inc. (Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana, Kalispell); Action Inc. (Butte); District 7 Human Resources Development (Billings); Rocky Mountain Development Council, Inc. (south central Montana); Human Resource Development Council of District IX, Inc. (Bozeman); Central Montana District Six Human Resources Development Council (District 6 HRDC); Action For Eastern Montana, Inc. (Glendive); Opportunities Inc. (Great Falls); and District 4 Human Resources Development Council (Havre). The sub-recipients deliver LIHEAP administration and energy assistance services at the local level. All sub-awards carry the same award date and LIHEAP administrative designation.