13 Reduction of home energy needs,2605(b)(16) - Assurance 16

13.1 Describe how you use LIHEAP funds to provide services that encourage and enable households to reduce their home energy needs and thereby the need for energy assistance? Funds are used for activities that encourage reduction of home energy needs such as completing a household needs assessments focusing on target groups such as the elderly, disabled and household with small children; providing one-on-one energy and/or financial counseling at time of intake; hosting financial workshops that include energy conservation tips, providing energy self-assessment packets, providing energy conservation kits, and assisting households by contacting home energy suppliers with the goal to reduce disconnects and shut-offs. 13.2 How do you ensure that you don't use more than 5% of your LIHEAP funds for these activities? Funds are listed in a line-item budget in each administering agency’s grant budget. Invoices are reviewed by LIHEAP staff and ADECA’s Finance Department prior to the advance of funds. 13.3 Describe the impact of such activities on the number of households served in the previous federal Fiscal Year. During the previous Federal fiscal year (2024), 12 of the 18 subrecipients requested and utilized Energy Counseling funds to reduce their clients’ home energy needs, and thereby, the need for energy assistance. The following provides the results of their efforts: 509 clients – received financial coaching/counseling • 840 clients – attended a financial literacy/budgeting workshop • 47,251 clients – received energy conservation counseling • 57,131 clients – received an energy conservation brochure/resource guide/flyer • 1,133 clients – received an energy conservation kit • 212 clients – received an HVAC unit assessment • 13,853 clients – received Energy Efficiency Education (workshops, energy counseling, distribution of energy efficiency material) • In addition, subrecipients tracked the household’s energy bills of 5,352 households after they attended an energy counseling workshop and provided the following data: 5,143 households - energy bills were reduced 0%-5% after tracking up to 90 days after workshop • 91 households - energy bills were reduced 5%-10% after tracking up to 90 days after workshop • 58 households – energy bills were reduced 10%-20% after tracking up to 90 days after workshop • 60 households - energy bills were reduced 20% or more after tracking up to 90 days after workshop • 13.4 Describe the level of direct benefits provided to those households in the previous federal Fiscal Year. N/A 13.5 How many households received these services? 17,368 If any of the above questions require further explanation or clarification that could not be made in the fields provided, attach a document with said explanation here.