Rhode Island Gets $17 Million in Federal Low Income Energy Assistance
Saturday, December 11, 2010
US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, announced the availability of more than $670 million to states to help low income families with their heating bills this winter. Low income Rhode Islanders will receive $17,142,286 under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
“These LIHEAP funds will provide needy families with a critical source of heating assistance so they may stay warm and safe during the coldest months of the year.”
“Low-income families need and deserve help with critical necessities such as home heating in the winter,” said Secretary Sebelius. “As the weather gets colder in much of the country, these funds will help reduce the burden of high energy costs for families in need.”
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The funds released today are in addition to the $2 billion that were made available to states in October after the first continuing resolution was enacted for fiscal year 2011. With this release, a total of $2.7 billion is currently available to states for heating assistance needs in FY 2011, which began October 1, 2010.
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