Liheap-2026 - low income home energy assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded West Virginia Department of Human Services $65.160 million under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) on October 1, 2025, for the period of performance through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in West Virginia.

LIHEAP funds assist eligible low-income households with energy costs, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs. The West Virginia Department of Human Services passed funding to multiple sub-recipients to deliver home weatherization services and emergency heat assistance (repair or replacement of malfunctioning or non-operable heating units from January 1 through November 30) to low-income families. Sub-recipients include Coalfield Community Action Partnership, Inc.; Southwestern Community Action Council Inc.; North-Central West Virginia Community Action Association, Inc.; Change Inc.; Pride Community Services, Inc.; Nicholas Community Action Partnership, Inc.; Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency, Inc.; Mountainheart Community Services, Inc.; Community Action South Eastern West Virginia Inc.; Community Resources Inc.; Council of the Southern Mountains, Inc.; Central West Virginia Community Action Association, Inc.; Mountain Cap of West Virginia Inc.; and Telamon Corporation. Sub-awards for weatherization assistance were issued March 9, 2026, and sub-awards for emergency heat assistance were issued February 25, 2026.