HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 5.9.2 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981277 established a block grant program to assist low-income households with heating and cooling costs. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides grants to state and tribal agencies that then provide subsidies to low-income households with high cost burdens for heating and/or cooling.