The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $380,718 to Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on October 1, 2025, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568), a formula grant funding energy assistance services through September 30, 2027.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Baraga, Michigan, uses LIHEAP funding to assist eligible low-income households with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy-related home repairs within its jurisdiction on the L'Anse Indian Reservation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The award obligates $380,718 over the performance period ending September 30, 2027. Place of performance is Michigan.
LIHEAP is a block grant program providing federally funded assistance to states, territories, and Native American tribes and tribal organizations to reduce costs associated with home energy. Recipients must submit an annual LIHEAP Model Plan via the ACF Online Data Collection system by September 1 each year and obtain meaningful public participation in plan development. Tribal recipients are not required to conduct formal public hearings but must demonstrate meaningful public input. LIHEAP recipients and sub-recipients are responsible for obtaining audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and generally accepted Government auditing standards covering financial audits.