4700 Dept of Community Services & Development
Program Descriptions

20 - ENERGY PROGRAMS

The objective of the Energy Programs is to assist low-income households in meeting their immediate and long-term home energy needs through financial assistance, energy conservation, and weatherization services.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides financial assistance to eligible households to offset the costs of heating and/or cooling dwellings, payments for weather-related or energy-related emergencies, and free weatherization services to improve the energy efficiency of homes. This program includes a leveraging incentive program in which supplementary LIHEAP funds can be obtained by LIHEAP grantees if non-federal leveraged home energy resources are used along with LIHEAP weatherization related services.

The Federal Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program provides weatherization related services, while safeguarding the health and safety of the household.

The Lead Hazard Control Program provides for the abatement of lead paint in low-income privately owned housing with young children.

40 - COMMUNITY SERVICES

The Community Services Block Grant Program is designed to provide a range of services to assist low-income people in attaining the skills, knowledge, and motivation necessary to achieve self-sufficiency. The program also provides low-income people with immediate life necessities such as food, shelter, and health care. In addition, services are provided to local communities for the revitalization of low-income communities, the reduction of poverty, and to help provider agencies to build capacity and develop linkages to other service providers.

50 - ADMINISTRATION

The Administration Program provides overall management planning, policy development, and administrative support services to departmental programs.