Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services $425.513 million on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568), a formula grant funding energy assistance for eligible low-income households in Pennsylvania through September 30, 2027.

LIHEAP funding supports two primary activities delivered statewide: Pennsylvania's Weatherization Assistance Program increases home energy efficiency through insulation, air sealing, heating system improvements, and related upgrades that reduce energy costs and improve comfort and safety. The Crisis Interface Program provides emergency heating assistance, including temporary help with energy bills and heating unit repairs or replacements, for households referred by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services distributes LIHEAP funding as sub-awards to county governments, county housing authorities, nonprofit community action agencies, and community development corporations across the Commonwealth. Sub-recipients include Berks Community Action Program, Inc.; Weatherization, Inc. (Huntingdon County); Redevelopment Authority of the County of Wayne; Philadelphia Housing Development Corp; Northwest Pennsylvania Weatherization, Inc.; and 35 additional sub-grantees spanning urban, rural, and regional service areas statewide. These sub-recipients implement weatherization and crisis heating programs within their respective service territories, with sub-award dates in January 2026.

The program operates as a formula grant to the state, which the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services administers as the designated state agency. LIHEAP recipients and sub-recipients must obtain independent audits under the Single Audit Act. Annual LIHEAP Model Plans submitted to ACF via the Online Data Collection system must certify federal assurances and document public participation; public hearings on proposed fund distribution are required for states. Place of performance encompasses Pennsylvania.