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Table of Contents ACRONYMS _____________________________________________________ 1 FORMS _________________________________________________________ 3 LIHEAP FORMS _____________________________________________________ 3 SECURITY FORMS ____________________________________________________ 3 LIHEAP EA SCREEN INDEX _________________________________________ 4 FAMIS Screen Index _______________________________________________ 8 INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________ 9 Program Overview ____________________________________________________ 9 Purpose of this Manual _________________________________________________ 9 Legal Basis _________________________________________________________ 9 Structure __________________________________________________________ 9 Contract Highlights ___________________________________________________ 11 CONTRACTED AGENCIES __________________________________________ 13 Waiting List ________________________________________________________ 13 Confidentiality ______________________________________________________ 13 EA SYSTEM _____________________________________________________17 Signing In __________________________________________________________ 17 System Safeguards ____________________________________________________ 19 LIHEAP APPLICATION ____________________________________________ 20 EARLY APPLICATION PERIOD ______________________________________ 23 ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION _____________________________________ 25 Income ____________________________________________________________ 25 Resources __________________________________________________________ 35 Household _________________________________________________________ 35 Citizenship ________________________________________________________ 38 Responsibility for Home Energy Cost ______________________________________ 39 Additional Requirements for Eligibility Determination __________________________ 41 ENERGY ASSISTANCE – EA _________________________________________ 46 ENERGY CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM – ECIP ______________________ 47 EMERGENCY SERVICES ___________________________________________ 51 CASE CATAGORIES _______________________________________________ 53 Determining Case Category ______________________________________________ 53 Case Category Resources _______________________________________________ 53