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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? 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local City Government Local City Government Local City Government 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Commerce Agency Other 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? Non-Applicable 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? FloridaCommerce will solicit applications and designate a LIHEAP provider subrecipient by doing the following: Notifying all current LIHEAP provider subrecipients, county commissions within the unserved counties, and other interested parties. • Publish the announcement in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR). • Conduct a public informational meeting in the unserved county(ies). • Publish a second announcement in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR) to provide proposal instructions and deadlines for filing a Letter of Interest. • FloridaCommerce will create a committee to score the applications and submit their final decision to the Secretary of FloridaCommerce for consideration. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 30 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 FloridaCommerce may centrally administer a portion of the LIHEAP program based upon the results of the solicitation, past performance, or other measures as deemed appropriate. 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.