Contact: Harold McCullough. Telephone: (202) 708-8242. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE Current Year: Grants: $l, l00,000,000 Loans: $0,000 Other:$0,000 Total: $l 100,000,000 OBJECTIVES: Energy Assistance Block Grants: To make Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grants available to States and other jurisdictions to assist eligible households to meet the costs of home energy. Supplemental Leveraging Incentive Funds may be awarded to reward Slates and other jurisdictions that provide additional benefits arid services to LIHEAP- eligible households beyond what could be provided with Federal funds. Up to 25 percent of the leveraging incentive funds may be set aside for LIHEAP grantees that provide services through community-based nonprofit organizations to help LIHEAP-eligible households reduce their energy vulnerability under the Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Option Program (REACH). Training and Technical Assistance: To provide training and technical assistance to States and other jurisdictions administering the LIHEAP block grant program. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Pre-application Coordination: Energy Assistance Block Grants: Requirements for applications are set forth in Section 2605 of the authorization. There is no required format for applications but a model plan application is available. Prospective grantees may contact the Office of Community Services Headquarters Office for assistance. (See
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