States Call for Congress to Restore Funding for LIHEAP Record # of Households Receive Assistance – 1.5 Million Could be Cut from the … Read More about Press Release: LIHEAP Funding Insufficient to Cover Record Utility Arrearages
National Energy Assistance Directors Association
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) is the primary educational and policy organization for state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), federal programs that help low-income families pay their heating and cooling bills, and water and wastewater bills, respectively.
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Tell Congress How Uncertain LIHEAP Funding Affects Your Community
As Congress battles over funding the government through the end of the fiscal year, millions of families around the country will be struggling to balance their household budgets as their energy bills rise. States, cities, local agencies, and LIHEAP recipients can let their Members of Congress know how important LIHEAP is to them and how important it is to make sure the program has enough funding to help families struggling to pay their bills. Send a Letter Today.
NEADA News and Updates
NEADA Asks Congress to Support Administration’s $1.6B Supplemental Request
On behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), we are writing to request that Congress accept the Administration’s … Read More about NEADA Asks Congress to Support Administration’s $1.6B Supplemental Request
Senators Reed and Murkowski Push for Supplemental LIHEAP Funding
Last week Senators Reed (D-RI) and Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House Office of … Read More about Senators Reed and Murkowski Push for Supplemental LIHEAP Funding
NEADA Calls for Level Funding for LIHEAP at $6 Billion in FY 2024
On behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), we are writing to request that the Congress provide $6 billion in the FY … Read More about NEADA Calls for Level Funding for LIHEAP at $6 Billion in FY 2024
Winter Heating Price Outlook: Home Heating Expenditures Remain High for 2023-2024 Heating Season
Prices decline for households using natural gas, but electricity and delivered fuel prices are up. … Read More about Winter Heating Price Outlook: Home Heating Expenditures Remain High for 2023-2024 Heating Season
States Call on Utilities to Suspend Shutoffs During Historically Hot Summer
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), representing the state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program … Read More about States Call on Utilities to Suspend Shutoffs During Historically Hot Summer
Get Energy Assistance
For help applying for energy assistance, call the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) Hotline: 1-866-674-6327 or visit the website listed for your state on the State LIHEAP Contacts page.
In the District of Columbia, the Mayor’s Hotline at 311.