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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: Human and Community Services 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? Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies 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? 8.6 What is your process for selecting local administering agencies? Montana LIHEAP policy for selecting local administering agencies mirrors the Community Services Block Grant policy for selecting local a agencies. State regulations mirror Federal regulations. The following United States Code Title 42 Chapter 106 is followed for selecting and procurin administering agencies. (a) Qualified organization in or near area (1) In general If any geographic area of a State is not, or ceases to be, served by an eligible entity under this chapter, and if the chief executi the State decides to serve such area, the chief executive officer may solicit applications from, and the designate as an eligible entity - (A) a private nonprofit organization (which may include an eligible entity) that is geographically located in the unserved area, that is capable a broad range of services designed to eliminate poverty and foster self-sufficiency, and that meets the requirements of this chapter; and (B) a private nonprofit eligible entity that is geographically located in an area contiguous to or within reasonable proximity of the unserved a already providing related services in the unserved area. (2) Requirement In order to serve as the eligible entity for the area, an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) shall agree to add additional me board of the entity to ensure adequate representation- (A) in each of the three required categories described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 9910(a)(2) of this title, by members that r community comprised by the unserved area; and (B) in the category described in section 9910(a)(2)(B) of this title, by members that reside in the neighborhood to be served. (b) Special consideration In designating an eligible entity under subsection (a), the chief executive officer shall grant the designation to an of demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the goals and purposes of this chapter and may give priority, in granting the designation, to eligible entitie providing related services in the unserved area, consistent with the needs identified by a community-needs assessment. (c) No qualified organization in or near area If no private, nonprofit organization is identified or determined to be qualified under subsect serve the unserved area as an eligible entity the chief executive officer may designate an appropriate political subdivision of the State to serve as an for the area. In order to serve as the eligible entity for that area, the political subdivision shall have a board or other mechanism as required in sectio this title. Montana LIHEAP policy for selecting local administering agencies mirrors the Community Services Block Grant policy for selecting local administering agencies. State regulations mirror Federal regulations. The following United States Code Title 42 Chapter 106 is followed for selecting and procuring local administering agencies. (a) Qualified organization in or near area (1) In general If any geographic area of a State is not, or ceases to be, served by an eligible entity under this chapter, and if the chief executive officer of the State decides to serve such area, the chief executive officer may solicit applications from, and the designate as an eligible entity - (A) a private nonprofit organization (which may include an eligible entity) that is geographically located in the unserved area, that is capable of providing a broad range of services designed to eliminate poverty and foster self-sufficiency, and that meets the requirements of this chapter; and (B) a private nonprofit eligible entity that is geographically located in an area contiguous to or within reasonable proximity of the unserved area and that is already providing related services in the unserved area. (2) Requirement In order to serve as the eligible entity for the area, an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) shall agree to add additional members to the board of the entity to ensure adequate representation- 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 10 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.