8 Agency Designation,, 2605(b)(6) - Assurance 6

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? DHHS and the Department of Treasury coordinate outreach activities to inform all LIHEAP eligible households of the program, as well as inform such households of other major energy programs. Target groups are senior citizens, disabled residents, Native Americans, migrants and households with young children. To reach this goal Community Action Agencies, the Michigan Public Service Commission, the Office of Services to the Aging, the Commission on Indian Affairs and other advocate groups are informed of LIHEAP through the HHC program and provide referrals. Examples of outreach efforts include posters, state website, media announcements and local agency outreach. In addition, the Department of Treasury will mail a Home Heating Credit application to all households eligible for the program during the previous fiscal year, including households with high home energy burdens, low-income senior citizens who filed a property tax claim during the previous fiscal year and to TANF recipients. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> Not applicable. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? The LIHEAP crisis assistance component is coordinated with Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP). MEAP is an energy assistance program that offers Assurance 16 services, enrollment into energy provider's affordable payment plans, and other direct support assistance. MEAP is funded with LIHEAP Assurance 16 and state funds. Through a "no wrong door" approach, MEAP grantees will assist households with the application for SER LIHEAP crisis assistance and accept self-referrals to households seeking additional energy assistance and support in becoming energy self-sufficient. A household who applies for LIHEAP crisis assistance is eligible to receive Assurance 16 services; households that receive a LIHEAP crisis payment are eligible for additional MEAP assistance payments (state funds) and other self-sufficiency services. Clarification to 8.5 Heating - As required by the Michigan State Income Tax Act of 1967, the Department of Treasury is responsible for determining eligibility and issuing benefits for the home heating credit. Clarification to 8.5 Crisis - DHHS local county offices determine eligibility for the SER crisis program and DHHS issues the payments directly to the energy providers. Clarification to 8.5 Weatherization - The Bureau of Community Action and Economic Opportunity (BCAEO), a department within MDHHS administers weatherization services through 23 subgrantees (22 CAAs and 1 unit of local government) throughout the state. Braiding LIHEAP funding with the Department of Energy (DOE). 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Other Non-Applicable State Welfare Agency Community Action Agencies 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Other Non-Applicable State Welfare Agency 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Other Non-Applicable State Welfare 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? The Department of Health and Human Services has an Interagency Agreement (IA) with the Department of Treasury for the administration of heating assistance and with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for the administration of Assurance 16 activities offered through the MEAP. The LIHEAP Weatherization dollars are allocated to current DOE Weatherization providers with active contracts with our departments. In 2025, BCAEO held a statewide Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) for Weatherization providers. 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 In spring 2025, MDHHS-BCAEO ran a Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) to select its Weatherization Subgrantee network. The network that was selected remained largely the same, with a few changes. The changes include: Genesee County Community Action Resource Department no longer administers the Weatherization Assistance Program. Alternatively, Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission was selected to serve the City of Flint and Human Development Commission was selected to serve the remainder of Genesee County.” 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.