Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Heating Equipment Options Symposium
Learn about the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), statutory flexibility, LIHEAP recipiency, and partnerships related to residential wood combustion at the symposium held on December 1, 2016 in Albany, NY. Explore funding, objectives, and details on recipients using wood stoves for heating.
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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Heating Equipment Options RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTION SYMPOSIUM DECEMBER 1, 2016 ALBANY, NY LAUREN CHRISTOPHER DIRECTOR DIVISION OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
Objectives 2 LIHEAP Background Statutory Flexibility LIHEAP recipiency
Background BLOCK GRANT WITH STATE DISCRETIONARY POWER FUNDING IN THE MID $3B RANGE ANNUALLY ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRATION GRANTS (REACH) AND LEVERAGING OF NON - FEDERAL RESOURCES COORDINATION WITH DOE WAP
Statutory Flexibility 4 provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repair 42 USC 8624(b)(1)(c) 15%* cap for weatherization activities 42 USC 8624(k)(1)
LIHEAP RECIPIENCY-Primary 5 Region Total LIHEAP Recipients LIHEAP Recipients Using Wood Stove Main Heating Count Count % of Total Northeast 2,908,588 9,670 0.3% Midwest 2,415,667 50,874 2.1% South 2,327,903 72,184 3.1% West 978,040 10,796 1.1% U.S. 8,630,198 143,524 1.7%
LIHEAP RECIPIENCY-Secondary 6 LIHEAP Recipients Using Wood Stove Supplemental Heating Region LIHEAP Recipients Using Any Wood Stove Heating Count % of Total Count % of Total Northeast 96,062 3.3% 105,732 3.6% Midwest 37,515 1.6% 88,389 3.7% South 17,556 0.8% 89,740 3.9% West 13,067 1.3% 23,863 2.4% U.S. 164,200 1.9% 307,724 3.6%
LIHEAP/EPA Partnerships 7 Montana Makah Tribe Nez Perce Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe See LIHEAP Issue Brief at: https://liheapch.acf.hhs.gov/news/dec13/stovebrief.ht m
Questions? 8 Lauren Christopher Lauren.christopher@acf.hhs.gov 202-401-4870
