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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 County Government Community Action Agencies Local County Government Community Action Agencies Local County Government Community Action Agencies Local County Government Community Action Agencies 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? State Housing Agency State Housing Agency State Housing Agency 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? State Housing Agency State Housing Agency State Housing Agency Local County Government Community Action 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? 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? In selecting a local agency, preference is given to any CAA or other public nonprofit entity which has, or is currently administering an effective program under any low-income energy assistance or weatherization program. Program effectiveness is evaluated by considering the following factors including, but not necessarily limited to: 1) The extent to which the past or current program achieved or is achieving LIHEAP goals in a timely fashion; 2) Meeting the fiscal requirements established in regulations and state policies; 3) The quality of service delivered by the local agency; 4) The number of qualifications and experience of the staff members of the agency; and 5) The location and proximity to the vacant territory. Local agencies responding to a formal request for proposals are required to attend a hearing conducted by LHC to present their proposal and answer questions. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 39 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.