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recipients and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) 8.1 How would you categorize the primary responsibility of your State agency? Administration Agency Commerce Agency Community Services Agency Energy/Environment Agency Housing Agency State Department of Welfare (administers TANF, SNAP, and/or Medicaid) Economic Development Agency Other - Describe: Include current list of subrecipient name, main office address (do not list P.O. Box), phone number, county(s) served, Congressional District, and UEI number. Used for Near hotline and OCS Service Provider Tool and clearinghouse. Alternate Outreach and Intake, 2605(b)(15) - Assurance 15 If you selected "State Department of Welfare (administers TANF, SNAP, and/or Medicaid)" in question 8.1, you must complete questions 8.2, 8. 3, and 8.4, as applicable. 8.2 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for heating assistance? The Child and Community Services Division will conduct outreach via social media campaigns, print materials, and community outreach in collaboration with the CAAs to constituents for the LIHEAP program. The Division will also provide targeted outreach to underserved areas based on available data. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> The Child and Community Services Division will conduct outreach via social media campaigns, print materials, and community outreach in collaboration with the CAAs to constituents for the LIHEAP program. The Division will also provide targeted outreach to underserved areas based on available data. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? The Child and Community Services Division will conduct outreach via social media campaigns, print materials, and community outreach in collaboration with the CAAs to constituents for the LIHEAP program. The Division will also provide targeted outreach to underserved areas based on available data. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? State Welfare Agency State Welfare Agency State Welfare Agency State Housing Agency 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? State Welfare Agency State Welfare Agency State Welfare Agency 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? State Welfare Agency State Welfare Agency State Welfare Agency 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? State Housing Agency Include a current list of subrecipient(s) name, main office address (do not list P.O. Box), phone number, county(s) served, Congressional District, and UEI number. If any of your LIHEAP components are not centrally-administered by a state agency, you must complete questions 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and, if applicable, 8.9. 8.6 What is your process for selecting local administering agencies? Effective October 2022, LIHEAP Administration transitioned in-house, with ADES completing all eligibility determinations for LIHEAP through April of 2025. Assurance 16 activities are still conducted by local Community Action Agencies, as well as LIHEAP Intake activities. There are 11 LIHEAP Intake Providers, which consist of 11 CAAs, which are awarded as limited purpose LIHEAP Intake Providers due to the 2003 Procurement Code change that exempts CAAs (A.R.S. 41-2501), and Tohono O'Odham Nation, which is a LIHEAP sub-grantee. Effective April 2025, approved personnel of Community Action Agencies may also review and make determinations on LIHEAP applications in their service area, as delegated by ADES, and subject to ADES oversight. Additionally, ADES is exploring partnerships with other community-based organizations to complete LIHEAP intake for their community on a volunteer basis. The partnerships will be prioritized based on identified gaps in coverage and benefits across the state. These agencies are volunteering their services are not contracted for any activities. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 11 8.8 Have you changed any local administering agencies in the last year? Yes No 8.9 If so, why? Agency was in noncompliance with Grant recipient requirements for LIHEAP - Agency is under criminal investigation Added agency Agency closed Other - describe N/A 8.10 If a subrecipient is no longer providing LIHEAP, are you aware of prior-year LIHEAP funds being mismanaged or misspent? Yes No 8.10a If yes, please explain. N/A 8.10b If you are aware, were other federal programs impacted such as CSBG, SSBG, Head Start, TANF, and Department of Energy Weatherization funding, etc. Yes No 8.10c If yes, please explain. N/A 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.