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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? LIHEAP is administered by Delaware Health and Social Services. Outreach, intake, and application processing are performed by contractors, which are non-profit agencies. Weatherization is administered by another state department, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, which contracts with non-profits to perform LIHEAP weatherization. Division of Social Services participates in the application processing on a limited basis and final verification of documents entered into eligibility determination system for benefits are made by the non-profit agency. LIHEAP intake and outreach is performed totally separately from that of TANF and SNAP. However, LIHEAP cooperates with other government and non- governmental agencies through referrals, education, and outreach events 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> LIHEAP is administered by Delaware Health and Social Services. Outreach, intake, and application processing are performed by contractors, which are non-profit agencies. Weatherization is administered by another state department, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, which contracts with non-profits to perform LIHEAP weatherization. Division of Social Services participates in the application processing on a limited basis and final verification of documents entered into eligibility determination system for benefits are made by the non-profit agency. LIHEAP intake and outreach is performed totally separately from that of TANF and SNAP. However, LIHEAP cooperates with other government and non- governmental agencies through referrals, education, and outreach events. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? LIHEAP is administered by Delaware Health and Social Services. Outreach, intake, and application processing are performed by contractors, which are non-profit agencies. Weatherization is administered by another state department, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, which contracts with non-profits to perform LIHEAP weatherization. Division of Social Services participates in the application processing on a limited basis and final verification of documents entered into eligibility determination system for benefits are made by the non-profit agency. LIHEAP intake and outreach is performed totally separately from that of TANF and SNAP. However, LIHEAP cooperates with other government and non- governmental agencies through referrals, education, and outreach events. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Non-profits Non-profits Non-profits Non-profits 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Non-profits Non-profits Non-profits 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Non-profits Non-profits Non-profits 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? Non-profits 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? 8.5. Eligibility is determined by the state LIHEAP software platform. Non-profits collect documentation and enter information into the state LIHEAP platform that informs the non-profit of the eligibility of the household. State is working toward a process that would allow the State to make benefit payments to the biggest electric vendor directly after the LIHEAP system has determined the eligibility based on the information that the non-profit has entered. 8.6 Requests for Proposals are conducted for selecting awardees every 5-10 years. For weatherization component there exist s MOA between two Departments, DHSS and DNREC. The DNREC holds contracts with their WAP subgrantee, with an option to extend for additional periods. Contractors are procured through RFP process every 3-5 years. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 5 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 As a result of RFP, we only changed functions between our administering agencies. The agency who funds energy vendors is now ECA instead of Catholic Charities. 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. 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. 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.