Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, Housing & Community Development Division, $60,925,454.71 on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), CFDA 93.568, for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds energy assistance to reduce costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs for eligible low-income households throughout Utah.

The recipient administers the Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) Program through sub-recipients serving regional and local populations. Eight sub-recipients deliver LIHEAP energy assistance across Utah's regions: Salt Lake Community Action Program (Tooele County area), Mountainland Association of Governments (Utah, Wasatch, and Summit Counties), R6 Regional Council (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties), Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties), Bear River Association of Governments (Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties), Five County Association of Governments (Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington Counties), Uintah Basin Association of Governments (Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties), and Private Industry Council Inc., doing business as Futures Through Training Inc. (Ogden area). All sub-awards were awarded in January 2026 and carry the same program description—LIHEAP Administration of the Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) Program.