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13.8 CSBG Funds LSPs may not use Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to cover excess LIHEAP Administrative costs. The LIHEAP statute is codified the United States Code at: 42 U.S.C. § 8621-8630 (2008). Section 2605(b) (9) of the LIHEAP statute requires grantees to assure that they will follow these requirements: (A) the State may use for planning and administering the use of funds under this title an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the funds payable to such State under this title for a fiscal year, and (B) the State will pay from non-Federal sources the remaining costs of planning and administering the program assisted under this title and will not use Federal funds for such remaining cost. In 1991, the Government Accounting Office issued a report, "Low Income Home Energy Assistance: HHS Has Not Assured State Compliance with Administrative Cost Restrictions" (GAO/HRD-91-15). The issue raised in the report involved a state's use of Community Services Block Grant funds to supplement the 10% of LIHEAP funds that the state was using for LIHEAP administrative costs. As a result, this office issued FSA- IM- 91-19, in which we reminded grantees that any Federal funds used for LIHEAP administration and planning must be applied to the 10% limit on federal funds. The only exception to this restriction is for costs associated with administering Assurance 16 activities. In Indiana the State retains a portion of the Administrative allowance of the LIHEAP award, and passes the remainder through to the LSPs. All federal funds used for LIHEAP administration must be counted toward the LSP’s administrative total. LSPs, therefore, must use nonfederal funds to supplement any expenses necessary to administer EAP beyond the allowable LIHEAP administration. Although allowable by the CSBG federal regulations, the LIHEAP federal regulations restrict the supplanting of CSBG to the LIHEAP administration expenses. 13.9 LSP Online Claims Submission All service providers must submit claims at least monthly for their administrative expenses, Assurance 16, Direct Program Expenses, and reimbursement for direct pay crisis payments, benefit payments to biofuel vendors, or ERR contractor payments made by the LSP. All claims and supporting documentation are submitted online at IHCDA Online https://online.ihcda.in.gov. LSPs should reference the IHCDA Claims Manual located on the IHCDA Partner site at https://www.in.gov/ihcda/program- partners/claims- submissions/ or http://www.eap.ihcda.in.gov for assistance. When filing a claim for expenses, LSPs must include the EAP claims cover sheet, reports or registers from accounting software, as well as purchase orders, invoices, and receipts where applicable. The documentation must support expenses that are being claimed. Claims for reimbursement for direct pay crisis payments or ERR contractor payments made by the LSP must include all documentation that is required to determine eligibility, including a copy of the check that was issued as payment. If expenses are allocated