Federal Grant Award Summary

The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation received a formula grant award of $2,253,885 from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) for the performance period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance to eligible low-income households to reduce the financial burden of home energy costs through direct utility bill payment assistance, emergency energy crisis intervention, weatherization improvements, and minor energy-related home repairs designed to maintain safe and healthy living conditions.

As a federally recognized tribal recipient, the Blackfeet Tribe will administer these funds to deliver energy assistance services to eligible low-income community members within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. The award requires the Tribe to submit an annual LIHEAP Model Plan demonstrating compliance with federal assurances and meaningful public participation requirements, and to maintain Single Audit Act compliance in accordance with applicable federal regulations. Formula-based LIHEAP awards to tribal recipients are distributed following congressional appropriation and upon receipt of the completed LIHEAP Model Plan, with no competitive application process required for ongoing recipients.