What Are They Reading In The States: President Biden Continues to Lower Costs for American Families Through LIHEAP

Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced $3.7 billion through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to lower energy bills for households in all 50 states, D.C., and territories. President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided $100 million annually to increase LIHEAP support for families and business across the country, and is one of the many programs helping to lower Americans' costs – a key pillar of Bidenomics.

In addition to lowering costs, LIHEAP funds also cover high energy bills caused by natural disasters, provide funding for home energy equipment repairs to increase energy efficiency, and help ensure families can maintain safe and healthy indoor temperatures in their homes. Under President Biden's leadership, we are investing in all communities and delivering for all Americans.

See excerpts of local coverage:

Spectrum: Biden admin. says $3.7B in federal funding made available to help cover home energy costs
[Ryan Chatelain, 10/24/23]

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that $3.7 billion is being made available to help Americans pay their home energy bills… The bulk of the funding comes from congressional appropriations; the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is supplementing the program with an additional $100 million… The Biden administration also announced Tuesday it has launched a tool to help households identify if they are eligible for LIHEAP benefits. The tool is available at EnergyHelp.us.

My Herald Review (Arizona statewide): Arizona to Receive $30M in Energy Assistance Funding
[Staff, 10/24/23]

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of Community Services (OCS) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced the release of $3.7 billion in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, three territories and more than 125 tribes…. Arizona was awarded a total of $30,937,243 to assist low-income families ahead of the winter season. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded $46, 188. The Cocopah Tribe was awarded $11, 980. The Quechan tribe was awarded $25, 718.

WVIT (NBC Hartford, CT): Energy assistance available as CT residents prepare for cold winter months
[Jane Caffrey, 10/23/23]

The federally funded program helps income eligible residents pay for their primary heating bills. "The number of applicants that we've seen for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program has risen every single year for the last three years, and we're projecting that those numbers will rise again," Evans said. Last heating season, from Sept. 2022 to May 2023, the program got 127,000 applicants. More than 107,000 were approved for energy assistance.

KTVH (NBC Helena, MT) : LIHEAP can help with utility bills
[Tom Buchanan, 10/23/23]

The Stormtracker Weather team is forecasting the season's first blast of winter weather this week and that will have many of us reaching for the thermostat. For those who may struggle or hesitate because it could increase the bill, help is available. LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assists low-income households in paying for utilities in order to stay warm during the cold winter months.

KOLO (ABC Reno, NV): More than $15 million in energy bill aid for low-income families awarded
[Kevin Sheridan, 10/24/23]

More than $15 million in aid to help Nevada families pay energy bills has been awarded to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The money, which in part comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help low-income families pay their energy bills ahead of the winter season.

WSYX (ABC Columbus, OH): Heating assistance to Ohioans in need
[Alex Caperton, 10/24/23]

While we're not looking Jack Frost in the face just yet, cold weather will be on its way as we come to the end of the calendar, and the state is at the ready to help keep Ohioans warm and comfortable. To qualify for the program, families must have a gross annual income of at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty level, and those eligible may apply between November 1 through March 31.

Augusta Free Press (Virginia statewide): More than $93M of federal funding awarded to Virginians' for home energy costs
[Rebecca Barnabi, 10/24/23]

Virginia has been awarded more than $93 million to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Funding is from the Biden-Harris Administration and the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, and the $93,123,844 is awarded through the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Community Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The federal funding will enable low-income Virginian households to pay heating costs this winter and cooling bills in the summer.