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LANDLORD The owner or manager of property which is leased or rented to another person.
LIHEAP Acronym for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. LIHEAP is the federal program that DEAP is derived from.
LIHEAP STATUTE Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35, as amended. The Federal Statute that governs the operation of LIHEAP.
LEVERAGE Non-federal funds leveraged with federal dollars to provide benefits to DEAP eligible households.
LEVERAGE REPORT A report that may be submitted to HHS annually (usually by November 30th) that details non-federal funds leveraged with LIHEAP funds. These reports, when submitted to HHS, result in a cash benefit to the State to be used for DEAP services.
MAILERS Elderly and disabled headed households that apply for DEAP services by mail.
MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT COST The cost of the materials and equipment used to weatherize or retrofit a dwelling unit.
MCI Unique numbers assigned to all DEAP household members as part of overall statewide system that assigns numbers to all clients receiving services from the State of Delaware. It is an acronym for Master Client Index.
MOBILE HOME A movable dwelling designed to be towed on its own chassis and without need of a permanent foundation that is used as a permanent dwelling.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT A dwelling unit which is located in a structure containing more than one dwelling unit.
NON-QUALIFIED ALIEN Foreign born persons who do not possess a valid Visa or other immigration documents required of qualified aliens. For details on eligibility, see Section 400, Application and Eligibility, paragraph 426.
OCS Acronym for Office of Community Services.
OMB Federal Office of Management and Budget: This federal agency’s relationship to the DEAP is the annual issuance of the federal poverty guidelines for U.S. households.