The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, in meeting their immediate home energy needs. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, as amended, was included as part of the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998, P. L. 105-285.
The public is invited to examine the FFY 2010 LIHEAP State Plan Amendment
. Written comments are welcome and will be accepted until August 7, 2009. The State of Missouri encourages comments to be submitted by email to Janet.Mccubbin@dss.mo.gov. If access to the internet is unavailable, comments can be submitted by fax to (573) 522-9557, or mailed to Jeannie Chaffin, Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, LIHEAP State Plan Amendment, PO Box 2320, Jefferson City, MO 65102, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2009.
A public hearing for the FFY 2010 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Plan Amendment is being held August 7, 2009, at the Governor's Office Building, Room 450, Jefferson City, Missouri, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The final version of the FFY 2010 LIHEAP State Plan Amendment will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The final version of the FFY 2009 LIHEAP Application may be viewed by clicking on the link.