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Do You Need LIHEAP Assistance? The Campaign for Home Energy Assistance is a coalition
representing advocates for LIHEAP -- both social service agencies
and utility associations -- and works in Washington, D.C., to advocate
for the program nationally and ensure that it receives adequate
federal funding. The LIHEAP Clearinghouse provides free telephone and e-mail referrals to people who want to know where to apply for low- income energy assistance. Those seeking help can call the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) project toll-free at 1-866-674-6327 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) or email NEAR at energyassistance@ncat.org. Please include your city, county and state in your email message. Programs and Agency Listings by State. People who need contact information for their local and state LIHEAP agencies, as well as for any available low-income utility programs or charitable assistance resources in their state, can go to http://neaap.ncat.org/programs/index.htm and select their state to find a listing of its low-income energy programs, including website links, email addresses and 800-phone numbers. LIHEAP dollars are distributed by Local Community Action Agencies, usually at the county level. The Salvation Army processes applications in many states. To find the phone number of your community action agency, call your state's energy assistance director. A listing can be found at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/liheap/states.htm. Private Fuel Funds. There are non-federal dollars available from local fuel funds, which frequently are contributed by your neighbors when they pay their utility bill. Ask the state energy assistance office for the local phone number of the fuel fund nearest your residence. Your local fuel fund may be listed at www.nationalfuelfunds.org.
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