LIHEAP-2026 Federal Grant Award Summary

The State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services received a $43.7 million formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance to eligible low-income households to reduce the financial burden of home energy costs through direct utility bill payment assistance, emergency energy crisis intervention, weatherization improvements, and minor energy-related home repairs designed to maintain safe and healthy living conditions.

Montana's Department of Health and Human Services administers this award and sub-awards portions of the funding to ten community action agencies and nonprofit organizations across the state, including District Xi Human Resource Council (Missoula), Action Inc. (Butte), Northwest Montana Human Resources (Kalispell), District 7 Human Resources Development (Billings), Human Resource Development Council of District IX (Bozeman), Rocky Mountain Development Council (south central Montana), Action For Eastern Montana (Glendive), District 6 HRDC (central Montana), Opportunities Inc. (Great Falls), and District IV HRDC (Havre). These sub-awardees deliver LIHEAP administrative services and direct energy assistance to low-income Montanans across their respective service regions, leveraging Montana's robust state infrastructure and community-based networks to implement programs at the local level.