90 FR 135 pgs. 33384-33385 - Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2023 Funds for the Low Income Home Energy Program—Final
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 135Pages: 33384 - 33385
Pages: 33384, 33385Docket number: [CFDA Number: 93.568]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-13448 Filed 7-16-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Children and Families Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.568]
Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2023 Funds for the Low Income Home Energy Program-Final
AGENCY:
Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice of Final Issuance.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces that $15,494,946 of funds from the federal fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) were reallotted to states, territories, tribes, and tribal organizations that received FY24 direct LIHEAP grants.
DATES:
This notice became effective upon its publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jolleen Janelle George, Acting Director, Office of Community Services, 330 C Street SW, 5th Floor; Mail Room 5425; Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 401-4830; email: jolleen.george@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with section 2607(b)(1) of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, as amended, (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(1)), ACF published a notice in the Federal Register on September 19, 2024, 89 FR 76844, announcing the Secretary's preliminary determination that $18,363,980 of FY23 funds for LIHEAP may be available for reallotment. ACF received no comments on this notice. After publication, ACF reduced this amount to $15,603,143 because of (1) reporting revisions made by recipients; (2) insufficient Payment Management System balances; and (3) minor rounding adjustments. ACF redistributed $15,494,946 of these funds as though they were appropriated for FY24, in accordance with section 2607(b)(2)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(C)).
The $15,494,946 became available from the following recipients in the following amounts:
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| Name of recipient that returned funds for reallotment | FY23 Reallotment amount |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $4,917,545 |
| Idaho | 7,195,260 |
| Michigan | 55,139 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 30,897 |
| Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma | 7,838 |
| Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town | 38 |
| Bishop Paiute Tribe | 1,846 |
| Blackfeet Tribe | 66,242 |
| Catawba Indian Nation | 14,656 |
| Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes | 7,692 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | 80,195 |
| Coeur d'Alene Tribe | 18,278 |
| Comanche Nation | 4,726 |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes | 360,718 |
| Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon | 17,239 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon | 11,716 |
| Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians | 511 |
| Dena'Nena'Henash-Tanana Chiefs Conference | 26,018 |
| Eastern Shoshone Tribe | 135,825 |
| Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes | 584,537 |
| Gila River Indian Community | 73,461 |
| Hoh Tribe | 2,212 |
| Hoopa Valley Tribe | 12,878 |
| Hopland Band of Pomo Indians | 2,244 |
| Inter-Tribal Council of MI, Inc. | 112,668 |
| Jicarilla Apache Nation | 20,062 |
| Little River Band of Ottawa Indians | 6,123 |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | 4,072 |
| Mi'kmaq Nation | 29,682 |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | 8,426 |
| Modoc Nation | 830 |
| Muckleshoot Indian Tribe | 1,110 |
| Navajo Nation | 760,233 |
| Nooksack Indian Tribe | 36,196 |
| Northern Arapaho Tribe | 5,258 |
| Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc. | 845 |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe | 22,783 |
| Orutsararmiut Native Council | 194,196 |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians | 2,975 |
| Pleasant Point Tribal Government | 50,685 |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | 146,887 |
| Pueblo of Jemez | 11,765 |
| Pueblo of Zuni | 6,813 |
| Quapaw Nation | 22,161 |
| Quileute Tribe | 23,001 |
| Quinault Indian Nation | 17,503 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc | 6,644 |
| Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma | 6,573 |
| Samish Indian Nation | 11,088 |
| San Carlos Apache Tribe | 8,904 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | 1,064 |
| Spirit Lake Nation | 101,127 |
| Spokane Tribe of Indians | 23,773 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | 18,028 |
| The Delaware Tribe of Indians | 4,501 |
| The Klamath Tribes | 157,812 |
| Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma | 1,276 |
| United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation | 33,524 |
| Ute Indian Tribe | 8,647 |
| Total | 15,494,946 |
The list of recipients that were awarded these funds was published in a Dear Colleague Letter that is posted to ACF's website.
Pursuant to the statute cited above, these funds were reallotted on September 23, 2024, to all but two types of FY24 LIHEAP recipients by distributing them under the formula that Congress set for FY24 funding. The two types of recipients that did not receive funds were (1) those whose allocations would have been less than $25 ( see 45 CFR 96.81(c)); and (2) tribes or tribal organizations that agreed with their co-territorial states to receive set amounts for the entire fiscal year ( see 42 U.S.C. 8623(d)(2)). No sub-recipients of these recipients or other entities may apply for these funds.
The reallotted funds may be used for any purpose authorized under LIHEAP. Recipients must add these funds to their total LIHEAP funds payable for FY24 for purposes of calculating statutory caps on administrative costs, carryover, Assurance 16 activities, and weatherization assistance. Recipients must also (1) ensure that these funds are included in the amounts that ACF pre-populates on Line 1.1 of their FY24 Carryover and Reallotment Reports; (2) on the associated Federal Financial Report (FFR), reconcile these funds, to the extent that they received them, with all other sources that ACF categorized under an award number ending in "LIEA"; and (3) record, on their FY24 Household Reports, households that receive benefits at least partly from these funds. State recipients must also ensure that these funds are included in the Grantee Survey sections of their FY24 LIHEAP Performance Data Forms.
OCS recommends that, after receiving them, recipients obligate these funds before obligating any other federal LIHEAP funds.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8626(b)
Anthony Petruccelli,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
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