Appropriations

Adm. Releases FY 09 $5.1 Billion LIHEAP Appropriation to the States

October 16, 2008

The Administration today released the official state-by-state obligation table for the $5.1 billion FY 09 Appropriation for LIHEAP. Of this amount $4.5 billion was provided for the regular grant and $590.3 million in emergency contingency funds.

The FY 09 Continuing Resolution provides $5.1 billion for LIHEAP of which $4.5 billion is for the basic grant, an increase of $2.53 billion in the basic grant from $1.98 billion in FY 08. The remaining $590.3 million was provided as emergency contingency funds, the same level as provided in FY 08. Of the funds provided for the basic grant, $3.669 billion was allocated by holdharmless or Tier 1 part of the formula and $839.9 million by other part of the program formula. The FY 09 appropriation allows states to:

1. Increase the eligibility ceiling from the greater of 150% of poverty or 60% of state median income to the greater of 150% of poverty or 75% of state median income,
2. Carryover any funds remaining from FY 08 to FY 09

FY 2009 Appropriations Table

Contact: Mark Wolfe, NEADA, 202-237-5199, mlwolfe@neada.org.