Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the South Carolina Office of State Treasurer $93.797 million on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568), a formula grant supporting home energy assistance for eligible low-income households in South Carolina through September 30, 2027.

LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance to reduce costs associated with home heating and cooling bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs. The South Carolina Office of State Treasurer, operating as the Department of Administration, passes funds through to 13 sub-recipients that deliver direct assistance: Lowcountry Community Action Agency Inc., Community Action Agency (Rock Hill), Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources Inc. (doing business as Share), Chesterfield-Marlboro County Economic Opportunity Council Inc., Darlington County Community Action Agency, Pee Dee Community Action Partnership, Beaufort Jasper Economic Opportunity Commission Inc., Wateree Community Action Inc., Aiken/Barnwell Counties Community Action Agency, Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council Inc., Charleston County Human Services Commission (doing business as Palmetto Community Action Partnership), Orangeburg-Calhoun-Allendale-Bamberg Community Action Agency Inc., and Gleamns (Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda Counties) Human Resources Commission Inc. All sub-awards are dated January 1, 2026. These community action agencies and economic opportunity councils serve low-income households across South Carolina counties, providing energy bill payment assistance and related support services to promote household self-sufficiency.