Delayed Federal Energy Assistance Dollars Could Be Available Within a Week

Golden pushes for quick release of heating assistance delayed by shutdown

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden meets with voters during an October 2024 campaign event in Eastport, Maine. (Photo courtesy of Jared Golden for Congress)U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is asking for heating assistance that was delayed during the government shutdown to be released as soon as Sunday.  Golden, a Democrat who represents Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, is among dozens of bipartisan lawmakers asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Ken…

Delayed federal energy assistance dollars could be available within a week

The money was delayed due to the government shutdown. Minnesota officials say they're expecting more than $100 million.

Days after federal shutdown's end, statewide assistance program for power bills still faces delays

A federal program that helps people pay to heat their homes is still missing funds from delays caused by the federal government shutdown that ended on Nov. 12.

Georgia’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance programs will be delayed until Jan. 2 - On Common Ground News

ATLANTA–Georgia’s Community Action Agencies has announced that the start of the 2025–2026 Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) season will be delayed, as agencies await final funding and guidance from the Georgia Department of Human Services.  Officials say the recent federal shutdown and temporary federal budget have prompted the delays and LIHEAP appointments will not [...] The post Georgia’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance programs wi…

Maryland Democrats urge release of low-income federal energy assistance funds

While threats to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding took center stage during the federal government shutdown, funds for a lesser known safety net known as the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are still tied up. The federally funded program assists low-income households with heating and cooling bill support, energy crisis assistance and energy efficiency improvements. While LIHEAP was fully funded within th…

Evers approves SNAP payments for November during uncertain federal order

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ office sent out Wisconsin Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits Nov. 7 after a federal court ordered that SNAP funding must be paid out during the U.S. government shutdown. SNAP payment funds had not been replenished during the government shutdown that ended Nov. 10, which was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, University of Wisconsin assistant director for student engagement Kasie Strahl…