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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 7 Assurance 16 Page 1 Chapter 7 Assurance 16 Chapter Contents • A16 Description • A16 Funding • Eligible Activities: Energy Self-Sufficiency, Outreach • Allowable A16 Expenses • Ineligible Activities • Documenting and Reporting on A16 Activities Assurance 16 Description The LIHEAP statute requires states to agree to 16 different requirements or assurances (as they are called by the federal Department of Health & Human Services). Assurance 16 (A16) allows states to spend up to five percent (5%) of their LIHEAP Block Grant funds on “services that encourage and enable households to reduce their home energy needs and thereby the need for energy assistance.” A16 also requires states to report to the Department of Health and Human Services the impact of such activities. The State of Minnesota budgets five percent (5%) of total LIHEAP funds for A16 activities. All A16 funds are allocated to local Service Providers. The overall A16 allocation amounts are based on the formula for administrative funds (see Chapter 13 - Fiscal Program Management). As indicated in the chart below, A16 allocations are divided into two activity categories and four activity sub-categories. A16 Activity Categories A16 is the name for the funding. A16 funds are used on two specific activity categories and four sub-categories: