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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? Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Administration Agency Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Administration Agency Community Action Agencies 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? State Housing Agency State Housing Agency Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Administration Community Action Agencies Non-profits State Administration 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Agency State Housing Agency Agency 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? Community Action Agencies 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? Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has been designated as the state oversight authority for LIHEAP since 2006. Indiana utilizes its network of 19 Community Action Agencies and one non-profit to administer LIHEAP services (total of 20 agencies). New service providers are identified in the event that there are unresolvable or significant compliance issues or a service provider is otherwise no longer able to administer LIHEAP services. New service providers, when needed, are vetted through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process, selected by an IHCDA RFP Review Committee and approved by IHCDA's Board of Directors. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 20 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 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.