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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? Several organizations throughout the state are designated to assist households in completing LIHEAP applications. Utility vendors also distribute informational fliers and LIHEAP application materials with their monthly billing statements. In addition, a number of partner entities accept completed applications and forward them directly to the Health Care Authority (HCA) on behalf of applicants. State agencies and private organizations collaborate with LIHEAP staff to participate in outreach events, during which the HCA provides information on how to accurately complete the LIHEAP application. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> Several organizations throughout the state are designated to assist households in completing LIHEAP applications. Utility vendors also distribute informational fliers and LIHEAP application materials with their monthly billing statements. In addition, a number of partner entities accept completed applications and forward them directly to the Health Care Authority (HCA) on behalf of applicants. State agencies and private organizations collaborate with LIHEAP staff to participate in outreach events, during which the HCA provides information on how to accurately complete the LIHEAP application. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? Several organizations throughout the state are designated to assist households in completing LIHEAP applications. Utility vendors also distribute informational fliers and LIHEAP application materials with their monthly billing statements. In addition, a number of partner entities accept completed applications and forward them directly to the Health Care Authority (HCA) on behalf of applicants. State agencies and private organizations collaborate with LIHEAP staff to participate in outreach events, during which the HCA provides information on how to accurately complete the LIHEAP application. Begining 09/15/2025, NM will begin using eal time Eligibility (RTE) when customers use the online portal. Household's vendor information will be verified through our eligibility system immediately via data provided by participating LIHEAP vendors. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? State Administration Agency State Administration Agency State Administration Agency State Housing Agency 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? State Housing Agency 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? Administering agencies are HCA Field Offices located throughout the State. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 36 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.