The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (CRS Report for Congress)
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Release Date |
Revised March 13, 2003 |
Report Number |
94-211 |
Authors |
Emilie Stoltzfus, Domestic Social Policy Division |
Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This report provides background on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP), originally established in 1981 by Title XXVI of P.L. 97-35 and reauthorized several times. It is a block grant program under which the federal government gives states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and commonwealths, and Indian tribal organizations (referred to as grantees) annual grants to operate multi-component home energy assistance programs for needy households.