IMPORTANT UPDATE
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) & Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP):
The LIEAP application period for assistance with heating bills closed on February 29th. Wyoming will be receiving emergency supplemental funds appropriated in the CARES Act to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of Covid-19. Information regarding Wyoming’s allocation and how it will be distributed will be shared as soon as we know the requirements.
If you lost your job or your hours were reduced please complete an application NOW. Apply online lieapwyo.org
If you are at disconnect please send in a copy of your disconnect notice NOW.
At this time, the LIEAP special situation (crisis) season is being extended from April 15, 2020, to at least May 31, 2020. Special situations that qualify: you are at disconnect, need a deposit, need a onetime additional fuel (propane, wood, coal, oil), need a propane tank set or rental, OR own your home and your furnace is broken.
Weatherization applications are accepted year round. We encourage you to apply NOW. If you are selected for Weatherization it will help to reduce your home energy cost burden. Apply online lieapwyo.org
State of Wyoming Covid-19 updates: dfs.wyo.gov
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) & Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP):
The LIEAP application period for assistance with heating bills closed on February 29th. Wyoming will be receiving emergency supplemental funds appropriated in the CARES Act to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of Covid-19. Information regarding Wyoming’s allocation and how it will be distributed will be shared as soon as we know the requirements.
If you lost your job or your hours were reduced please complete an application NOW. Apply online lieapwyo.org
If you are at disconnect please send in a copy of your disconnect notice NOW.
At this time, the LIEAP special situation (crisis) season is being extended from April 15, 2020, to at least May 31, 2020. Special situations that qualify: you are at disconnect, need a deposit, need a onetime additional fuel (propane, wood, coal, oil), need a propane tank set or rental, OR own your home and your furnace is broken.
Weatherization applications are accepted year round. We encourage you to apply NOW. If you are selected for Weatherization it will help to reduce your home energy cost burden. Apply online lieapwyo.org
State of Wyoming Covid-19 updates: dfs.wyo.gov
Public Comment Request
7-17-19
The Wyoming Department of Family Services is requesting Public Comment on a waiver to the FFY 2020 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) Plan. The waiver would increase the percentage of LIEAP funding to the Weatherization Program for persons of low income. The waiver would increase the LIEAP Weatherization funding to up to twenty-five percent (25%) instead of the standard allowable fifteen percent (15%). Awarding these Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) funds to the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) will not reduce the funding available for LIEAP benefits during the upcoming LIEAP program year.
A copy of the Waiver Request will be furnished upon request. Contact LIEAP, Department of Family Services, 1700 Robertson Avenue, Worland, WY, 82401. Copies may also be requested by email to dfslieap@wyo.gov. Comments are invited to be submitted in writing to dfslieap@wyo.gov by July 30, 2019.
Notice is hereby given of the intent of the Department
4-16-2019
NOTICE: Notice is hereby given of the intent of the Department of Family Services to adopt a plan governing the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The grant application/state plan establishes standards for the delivery of the Weatherization Assistance Program and includes provisions related to program administration, determination of eligibility, program standards and guidelines, scope of weatherization work, applicant rights, quality assurance, and program personnel. A public hearing will be held in Worland at 1700 Robertson Avenue, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Friday, April 26, 2019. Comments in advance of the public hearing may be emailed to dfslieap@wyo.gov. They may also be faxed to 307-347-6184. A copy of the grant application/state plan may be viewed at dfsweb.wyo.gov/. Interested parties may also request a copy by calling (307)347-6181, extension 34.Questions may be directed to the WAP Program Manager, dfslieap@wyo.gov.
7-17-19
The Wyoming Department of Family Services is requesting Public Comment on a waiver to the FFY 2020 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) Plan. The waiver would increase the percentage of LIEAP funding to the Weatherization Program for persons of low income. The waiver would increase the LIEAP Weatherization funding to up to twenty-five percent (25%) instead of the standard allowable fifteen percent (15%). Awarding these Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) funds to the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) will not reduce the funding available for LIEAP benefits during the upcoming LIEAP program year.
A copy of the Waiver Request will be furnished upon request. Contact LIEAP, Department of Family Services, 1700 Robertson Avenue, Worland, WY, 82401. Copies may also be requested by email to dfslieap@wyo.gov. Comments are invited to be submitted in writing to dfslieap@wyo.gov by July 30, 2019.
Notice is hereby given of the intent of the Department
4-16-2019
NOTICE: Notice is hereby given of the intent of the Department of Family Services to adopt a plan governing the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The grant application/state plan establishes standards for the delivery of the Weatherization Assistance Program and includes provisions related to program administration, determination of eligibility, program standards and guidelines, scope of weatherization work, applicant rights, quality assurance, and program personnel. A public hearing will be held in Worland at 1700 Robertson Avenue, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Friday, April 26, 2019. Comments in advance of the public hearing may be emailed to dfslieap@wyo.gov. They may also be faxed to 307-347-6184. A copy of the grant application/state plan may be viewed at dfsweb.wyo.gov/. Interested parties may also request a copy by calling (307)347-6181, extension 34.Questions may be directed to the WAP Program Manager, dfslieap@wyo.gov.
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