FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, Dec. 19, 2003
Contact: ACF Press Office
(202) 401-9215
HHS Provides $598 Million to States
to Help Low-Income Households with Energy Costs
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the release
of $598 million to states to help low-income citizens with their heating
bills. These funds represent grants to states, tribes and territories under
the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). $272.8 million will
be released immediately, completing first quarter allocations. $325.1 million
will be released on January 1, representing the states’ full second
quarter requests.
With the release of the $598 million, states will have received
a total of $1.45 billion in fiscal year 2004 funds.
“During these cold months, we must keep people warm
and safe,” Secretary Thompson said. “By releasing these funds,
the states can meet their obligations to citizens.”
LIHEAP helps eligible families pay the costs of heating and
insulating their homes in the winter, and cooling their homes in the summer.
More than 4 million low-income households receive assistance each year.
“States allocate these funds to the neediest among us,”
said Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., assistant secretary for children and families.
“The program is designed to especially help families with young children,
persons with disabilities, and the elderly.”
A list of the LIHEAP funds for fiscal year 2004, to date,
follows.
States |
Total LIHEAP
Allocations
$598 Million |
Total of All LIHEAP
Funds Through the
Second Quarter |
|
|
|
Alabama |
$7,068,991 |
$12,761,928 |
Alaska |
$2,343,939 |
$5,634,823 |
Arizona |
$1,584,093 |
$3,252,990 |
Arkansas |
$6,531,970 |
$10,886,616 |
California |
$18,999,210 |
$38,079,872 |
Colorado |
$7,998,619 |
$21,333,650 |
Connecticut |
$15,666,396 |
$31,332,792 |
Delaware |
$2,310,458 |
$4,158,825 |
Dist. of Col. |
$3,244,023 |
$5,406,705 |
Florida |
$11,283,274 |
$20,312,393 |
Georgia |
$10,709,452 |
$17,849,087 |
Hawaii |
$449,376 |
$898,752 |
Idaho |
$4,090,007 |
$8,203,657 |
Illinois |
$30,835,114 |
$96,359,731 |
Indiana |
$5,233,229 |
$34,897,853 |
Iowa |
$6,802,497 |
$27,828,398 |
Kansas |
$12,061,397 |
$12,771,054 |
Kentucky |
$13,622,624 |
$22,704,374 |
Louisiana |
$7,293,057 |
$13,127,502 |
Maine |
$4,601,159 |
$19,556,740 |
Maryland |
$13,328,402 |
$23,991,123 |
Massachusetts |
$27,844,840 |
$62,655,347 |
Michigan |
$19,748,453 |
$81,809,998 |
Minnesota |
$21,091,153 |
$65,909,852 |
Mississippi |
$7,322,023 |
$12,211,547 |
Missouri |
$17,320,428 |
$32,716,364 |
Montana |
$2,913,339 |
$10,361,281 |
Nebraska |
$3,821,936 |
$11,466,385 |
Nevada |
$810,161 |
$1,620,322 |
New Hampshire |
$2,899,913 |
$11,863,281 |
New Jersey |
$32,205,325 |
$58,039,411 |
New Mexico |
$4,639,145 |
$7,990,823 |
New York |
$46,159,972 |
$189,650,275 |
North Carolina |
$7,738,355 |
$15,552,555 |
North Dakota |
$5,375,117 |
$11,152,389 |
Ohio |
$38,360,063 |
$76,720,126 |
Oklahoma |
$5,704,218 |
$10,765,598 |
Oregon |
$11,032,940 |
$19,278,641 |
Pennsylvania |
$34,016,199 |
$102,048,598 |
Rhode Island |
$6,850,598 |
$11,430,655 |
South Carolina |
$3,965,898 |
$8,498,352 |
South Dakota |
$2,240,354 |
$8,679,968 |
Tennessee |
$8,049,665 |
$17,249,283 |
Texas |
$22,534,472 |
$37,557,454 |
Utah |
$3,645,010 |
$10,997,456 |
Vermont |
$2,173,588 |
$8,891,951 |
Virginia |
$18,508,451 |
$25,327,354 |
Washington |
$19,246,397 |
$32,632,855 |
West Virginia |
$7,512,604 |
$13,522,687 |
Wisconsin |
$17,798,499 |
$40,343,265 |
Wyoming |
$2,139,887 |
$4,310,014 |
|
|
|
Total |
$589,726,290 |
$1,432,602,952 |
|
|
|
STATES |
$589,726,290 |
$1,432,602,952 |
TRIBES |
$6,987,387 |
$15,568,556 |
TERRITORIES |
$1,349,797 |
$2,249,662 |
Total |
$598,063,474 |
$1,450,421,170 |
###
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are
available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
top of page
|