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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? Community Action Agencies administer programs for heating assistance. The agencies provide outreach and intake throughout the state for all components of the program. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> Community Action Agencies will be the service provider for cooling assistance as well. The agencies provide outreach and intake throughout the state for all components of the program. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? Same as 8.2 and 8.3 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies State Housing Agency 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? State Housing Agency 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? The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS or Cabinet) Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) has been the single state agency responsible for administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program since FY1982, as well as administering other federal and state energy programs in preceding years. Under contract with CHFS, Community Action Kentucky, Inc. (CAK) subcontracts with twenty-two (22) community action agencies, and one local government agency to operate LIHEAP statewide. CAK has operated the Crisis component since FFY 1986 and the Subsidy component since 1990 and has received federal funds for the administraction of energy assistance programs both prior to and after the date of enactment of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act. CAK has and will continue to subcontract the local community action agencies to provide assistance in all 120 counties of the state. 921 KAR 4:116 authorizes the contract with CAK and local agency delegation. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 23 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.