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2026/2027 FAP Vendor Agreement
1 NEW HAMPSHIRE FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM VENDOR AGREEMENT
Vendor Agreement between Tri-County Community Action Program, hereinafter referred to as “Subgrantee,” and ________________________________________________________________________________, hereinafter referred to as the “Supplier”, a Home Energy vendor doing business in the State of NH, where Supplier agrees to deliver Home Energy to Eligible Households, and Tri-County Community Action Program, as Subgrantee of the State of New Hampshire Fuel Assistance Program (FAP), agrees to pay the Supplier on behalf of Eligible Households for Home Energy delivered under the terms and conditions set forth below.
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
(1) The term “Subgrantee” means the above-mentioned Community Action Agency, the Tri- County Community Action Program (TCCAP), in the State of New Hampshire.
(2) The term “Supplier” means the above-named company, which supplies Home Energy directly to an Eligible Household.
(3) The term “Eligible Household” means an applicant certified by the Subgrantee as qualifying for FAP, on whose behalf a Payment has been made to the Supplier.
(4) The term “Benefit” means the dollar amount of assistance an Eligible Household is qualified to receive as determined by FAP or the Subgrantee.
(5) The term “Payment” means the receipt by the Supplier of a Payment from the Subgrantee for the Benefit that the Eligible Household is qualified to receive.
(6) The term “Home Energy” means a source of heating in a residential dwelling (i.e., wood/pellets).
Section 2. FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP) REQUIREMENTS The Supplier agrees to meet the following State of New Hampshire FAP requirements:
• The Supplier will charge the Eligible Household, in the normal billing process, any difference between the actual cost of the Home Energy and the amount of the Payment made by the Subgrantee of the State of New Hampshire Fuel Assistance Program.
• The FAP Program Year 2026-2027 (PY 27) wood delivery period begins on July 1, 2026. PY27 FAP Benefits can be used for any wood delivery made on or after this date. The Benefit is available for use during the Program Year of the receipt and the Program Year immediately following. PY27 Program Year funds expire after May 31, 2028. Any PY27 Benefit amount remaining unspent at this time must be refunded by the Supplier to the Subgrantee by August 1, 2028.