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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

**Note that if the services in b) and c) are needed, the Weatherization Program becomes the "vendor" providing a service the same as any other "vendor" would provide a service to a LIHEAP client. Therefore, the process of approving payment of such services when recommended by the Program requires that the applicant be found eligible for Emergency Assistance and the dollar maximums a county may approve without State Office clearance are also the same. If these dollar maximums are not sufficient to resolve the emergency, the county may recommend a higher level of assistance to the State Office, but the State Office must approve the expenditure.

However, if the needed services can be provided with funds from the DOE Weatherization Program or with weatherization funds transferred to Community Action from LIHEAP, the county office would not need to process an emergency application. The staff of the Weatherization Program will know whether DOE/LIHEAP Weatherization funds are available or whether an Emergency Assistance application will need to be processed.

6. Coordination with all other community energy resources and all Community Action Agency services and programs administered under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

7. Follow up evaluation of energy savings achieved and/or assessment of additional conservation activities needed.