Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Division of Energy Assistance/OCS/ACF

Estimates of Quarterly Obligations for the FY 2001 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

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THIS CONTAINS INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LIHEAP INFORMATION MEMORANDUM TRANSMITTAL
NO. LIHEAP-AT-2000-8, DATED 6/26/00


TO:            LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
               STATE GRANTEES

SUBJECT:       Estimates of Quarterly Obligations for the FY 2001
               Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

RELATED        Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act, Title XXVI
REFERENCES:    of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981,
               Public Law 97-35, as amended; P.L. 90-577
               (Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968); Form
               ACF-535 (OMB Clearance Number 0970-0037, approved
               for use through November 2001)

PURPOSE:       To collect from LIHEAP state grantees estimates of
               their quarterly obligations under the FY 2001 LIHEAP
               Program. DUE DATE - September 1, 2000

CONTENT:       The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved
               the collection of certain data to be used by the
               Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for
               the LIHEAP Program.  The data to be collected are
               grantees'estimates of obligations they will make
               each quarter under the FY 2001 program.  Your
               participation in the data collection is voluntary.
               However, if you wish to receive more than 25% of
               your grant in each quarter, you must submit this
               information.  If the information is not received,
               grant awards will be made in the amount of 25
               percent of the grantee's allocation in four
               quarterly grant awards for FY 2001.  Once the
               quarterly allocations are set, our ability to
               change them is constrained by our OMB
               apportionment.  The data must be received by
               September 1 in order to be used in our
               apportionment request to OMB.

               The information collected is used to substantiate
               budget requests for low-income energy assistance
               payments and to make awards based on each state's
               needs.  However, as you know, the availability of
               funding is dependent on Congressional action to
               provide funding via an appropriation or continuing
               resolution and the apportionment of funds by OMB.

               We are providing a form (see attached) that you may
               use to provide us with the estimates of your quarterly
               obligations.  This form will enable the Administration
               for Children and Families to target your needs for
               FY 2001 funding authority.

               If you plan to carry over funds from your FY 2000
               program to begin your program in October, please make
               sure that your quarterly estimates take this into
               account.  In addition, any grantee that will require
               FY 2001 funds prior to October 20 should advise us of
               that fact in its response.

               This form is due September 1, 2000.


ATTACHMENT:    Form ACF-535,Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
               Quarterly Obligation Estimates/Excel 97 (21k)


INQUIRIES TO:  Janet M. Fox, Director
               Division of Energy Assistance
               Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS
               370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
               Washington, D.C.  20447
               Telephone:  (202) 401-9351
               Fax:  (202) 401-5718
               E-mail:  jmfox@acf.dhhs.gov


                                   __________________/s___________
                                   Janet M. Fox
                                   Director
                                   Division of Energy Assistance
                                   Office of Community Services

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