Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $49.64 million to the State of Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (CFDA 93.568) to assist eligible low-income households with home energy expenses, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs. The award period runs through September 30, 2027, and performance takes place in Rhode Island.

The Office of Energy Resources distributes funding through community action agencies and local sub-recipients across the state. Sub-recipients providing direct energy assistance to low-income households include Westbay Community Action Inc., Tri-County Community Action Agency (doing business as Tri-Town Economic Opportunity Committee), East Bay Community Action Program, Comprehensive Community Action Inc., Community Action Partnership of Providence County (Providence Community Action), Blackstone Valley Community Action Program Inc. (Bvcap), and Community Care Alliance (Northern Rhode Island Community Service). Multiple sub-recipients received both LIHEAP direct assistance awards and HEAPWAP (Weatherization Assistance Program) funding to help households reduce energy consumption and ensure heating systems remain operative, with sub-award dates ranging from September 11, 2025, through August 17, 2026.