LIHEAP-2026 Formula Grant Award Summary

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services awarded $779,297.00 to Fort Belknap Community Council under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) on October 1, 2025, for a performance period extending through September 30, 2027. This formula grant supports the delivery of energy assistance services to eligible low-income households within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana.

Under this award, Fort Belknap Community Council provides critical home energy services including direct utility bill payment assistance, emergency energy crisis intervention, weatherization improvements, and minor energy-related home repairs to vulnerable low-income families on the reservation. As a federally recognized tribal government entity, Fort Belknap Community Council integrates LIHEAP funding into its comprehensive service delivery portfolio, ensuring that eligible tribal members and surrounding community residents maintain safe and healthy living conditions by reducing the financial burden of home energy costs. The formula-based allocation methodology is consistent with LIHEAP's statutory framework, which distributes appropriated funds to states, territories, and federally recognized tribes based on established allocation formulas rather than competitive application processes.