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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? DSS assisted with the development if an ongoing critical needs network in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Joplin that is designed to provide energy assistance services to Missourians with a medical wavier. The waiver prohibits their home energy being disconnected. These individuals are provided information regarding LIHEAP services. DSS is also working with the established Kansas City network. Contracted agencies are working on an outreach effort through back-to-school fairs and energy conservation fairs. Some contract agencies have home energy suppliers and other social service agencies such as American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), United Way, Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, 211 (through United Way), etc. involved with providing outreach is also conducted by contract agencies which provide articles of for faith-based organizations, media, local schools, and outreach/education programs sponsored by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and cannot access agency offices. DSS website provides outreach through the LIHEAP web page at: https://mydss.mo.gov/utility-assistance. This web page also contains a link to the LIHEAP brochure. The LIHEAP team speaks at varied meetings/activities to share information regarding Missouri’s LIHEAP. DSS also provides LIHEAP materials at a variety of community events. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> N/A 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? DSS provides alternate outreach by participating in the Missouri Public Service Commission’s campaign to educate households on the seasons rising utility costs and how each household can conserve and take action of their usage and bills. MO BEE (Bee Energy Efficient) will be utilized with state departments and community agencies. Contract agencies are working on outreach efforts through back-to-school fairs and energy conservation fairs. Some contract agencies have home energy suppliers and other social service agencies such as the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), United Way, Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, 211(through United Way), etc. involved with providing outreach and assistance for low-income citizens. Outreach is also conducted by contract agencies which provide articles for faith-based organizations, media, local schools, and outreach/education programs sponsored by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Department of Economic Development. Agencies provide intake service through home visits or by telephone for the physically infirm (i.e., elderly or disabled).DSS website provides outreach through the LIHEAP web page @ https://mydss.mo.gov/utility-assistance. This web page also contains a link to the LIHEAP brochure. The LIHEAP team speaks at varied meetings/activities to share information regarding Missouri's LIHEAP. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Non-profits Non-Applicable Non-profits State Energy/ Environment Agency 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Non-profits Non-Applicable Non-profits 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Non-profits Non-Applicable Non-profits 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? Non-profits 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? Missouri continues to contract with seventeen (17) Community Action Agencies, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, and Mid America Assistance Coalition (MAAC). Agencies enter into an agreement with the DSS for administering the LIHEAP program. If a contracted agency is unable or unavailable to continue providing services, DSS would locate a community-based partner to provide the services. The community-based partner may be a Community Partnership which does not require a competitive bid process. DSS may also consider expanding one of the current contractor’s geographic service areas as they currently have the expertise to administer the program. This expansion could be ongoing or temporary based on the agency’s capacity. DSS may consider a competitive bid process in the future for all agencies which would allow bid submission from Community Action Agencies and local non-profits 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 19 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.