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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Energy Assistance Program Manual Recipient means a person who is receiving EAP benefits (as opposed to an applicant who is applying for benefits). The term recipient and client are synonymous.

Roomer (see Boarder definition). Shared Utilities means two or more households residing on the same property in separate dwellings and sharing heat and/or electric from the same energy source. Shutdown means any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for a federal or state agency or tribal government that continues through any unpaid payday for a federal worker, state worker or tribal worker employed by that agency or tribal government. Single-family Dwelling means a dwelling unit that is not attached at any point to another dwelling unit, e.g. house, stationary mobile home. Student means an individual who is enrolled at least half time, as defined by the educational institution, in a post-secondary school through the regular school year and vacation. Subgrantee means an entity has a contract with the Housing Division to provide Weatherization Assistance to eligible households. Subsidized Housing means a housing unit for which at least a portion of the rent/mortgage payment is paid by a government entity based on the household’s income. Unexpected means an event a reasonable person would not have anticipated or planned for.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is the agency formerly known as Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service (BCIS) is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It performs many administrative functions formerly carried out by the former United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), which was part of the Department of Justice. The stated priorities of the USCIS are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and to improve customer services. Utility Fuel Allowance (UFA) means a reduction allowed to the monthly rent of tenants in subsidized housing, based on the cost of utilities. Utility Reimbursement Payment (URP/UA) means the payment rebated to the household for subsidized housing in excess of the household’s actual rent. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) means the weatherization assistance program administered by the Nevada Housing Division and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the LIHEAP Block Grant. Weatherization Assistance Program – Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation (WAP-FEAC) means the weatherization assistance program administered by the Nevada Housing Division and funded by the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation (universal energy charge monies). MTL 01/24 June 25, 2024 - 6 - Glossary