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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? DHHS administers low-income programs. Individuals can apply for economic assistance programs on one application. If an application is on file and is current (pending or active economic assistance program case), a new application is not required for LIHEAP. Either prior to or during the heating season, the eligibility system (N-FOCUS) conducts a "mass run" to determine heating assistance eligibility for households the system identifies as having met the pre-determined eligibility factors. In addition, LIHEAP staff communicate regularly with home energy utility providers, community service providers, community action agencies, and other government departments to provide updated information. DHHS provides updates on the public website and the iServe Nebraska phone system throughout the year. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> DHHS administers low-income programs. Individuals can apply for all economic assistance programs on one application. If an application is on file and is current (pending or active economic assistance program case, including LIHEAP), a new application is not required. Either prior to or during the cooling season, the eligibility system (N-FOCUS) conducts a "mass run" to determine cooling assistance eligibility for households the system identifies as having met the pre-determined eligibility factors. In addition, the LIHEAP staff communicate regularly with home energy utility providers, community service providers, community action agencies, and other government departments to provide updated information. DHHS provides updates on the public website and the iServe Nebraska phone system throughout the year. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? DHHS administers low-income programs. Individuals can apply for economic assistance programs on one application. A household can verbally request crisis assistance if a current application is on file (pending or active economic assistance program case). If the household does not have a current application on file (pending or active economic assistance program case, including LIHEAP), an application is required. A paper, online, or telephone application can be completed. An application can be submitted for multiple economic assistance programs or specific to LIHEAP (see attached). In addition, LIHEAP staff communicate regularly with home energy utility providers, community service providers, community action agencies, and other government departments to provide updated information. DHHS provides updates on the public website and the iServe Nebraska phone system throughout the year. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? State Administration Agency State Administration Agency State Administration Agency Community Action Agencies 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? State Administration Agency State Administration Agency State Administration Agency 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? State Administration Agency State Administration Agency State Administration Agency 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? LIHEAP is administered by the state office, DHHS, in Nebraska. DHHS accepts applications, determines eligibility, and issues LIHEAP payments. No other agencies determine LIHEAP eligibility for Nebraska households. Weatherization is administered through DWEE. DWEE contracts with eight community action agencies in Nebraska to perform the actual weatherization components. The agreement between DHHS and DWEE reduces the potential for duplication of work as DWEE also receives federal funds for weatherization from the Department of Energy. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 1 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.