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a. If applicant is 60 years or older and/or disabled and income eligible, applicant will receive a benefit paid to their electric company. b. Benefit varies from year to year and is determined by OCS LIHEAP Administrator. 2. Senior and disabled applicants are prioritized. 3. If applicant has a current FAP application, the SCAP application is automatically processed via computer. An update to the computer checks off the service, “SCAP/Electric” and the field is populated in the CAPS system. 4. A benefit will automatically be processed by the sub grantee on behalf of the DEAP client. 5. If funding is available to help new applicants an interview to determine eligibility is completed.

B. Process

1. Contractor agency prints pre-approved applicant list from CAPS. 2. Applicant is listed on a commitment log by electric company with name, file number, account number and benefit listed. 3. Benefit commitment logs are faxed to electric companies as needed. 4. Electric companies review lists for active clients; makes changes to list and return to Contractor agency. 5. Electric companies attach copies of bills to commitment log and return to the sub grantee for processing of payment.. (See Section 600, Vendors and Payment Procedures for additional information). 6. Sub grantee must submit monthly report on households served (as prescribed by the LIHEAP Administrator).

303.3 SCAP / Air Conditioning

The purpose of SCAP/Air Conditioners is to assist low-income households that are especially vulnerable to high temperatures and heat and humidity, with the purchase, delivery and installation of room sized air conditioners. Service is targeted to elderly, disabled, and those households with a member(s) that suffers from breathing conditions that are exacerbated with high heat and humidity. Primary examples include households with asthmatic children, households with member(s) suffering Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In cases where a household has no elderly or disabled members, then the applicant must bring in a doctor’s note showing that a household member suffers from one of the breathing diseases mentioned above or as diagnosed by a doctor. There are some years when funding allows the State to serve all income eligible households with a room sized air conditioner regardless of the targeted reasons.