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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? As with other income tested assistance programs administered by NYS OTDA, HEAP is State supervised/locally administered with 58 districts designated as the lead local agencies for outreach, certification, and payment. Prior to program opening, each district must establish a local certification network that provides for an alternative non-district site(s) for a reasonable share of outreach and intake for Regular and Emergency HEAP assistance. The district may contract with other State or local government entities or community-based organizations to fulfill this mandate. Examples of community-based organizations include not-for-profit neighborhood-based organizations, local Offices for the Aging, and community action agencies. These outside agencies are not tied to the receipt of PA and are available to any community member seeking assistance with heating costs. They operate outside of the PA framework located within the districts. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> As with other income tested assistance programs administered by NYS OTDA, HEAP is State supervised/locally administered with 58 districts designated as the lead local agencies for outreach, certification, and payment. Prior to program opening, each district must establish a local certification network that provides for an alternative non-district site(s) for a reasonable share of outreach and intake for Regular and Emergency HEAP assistance. The district may contract with other State or local government entities or community-based organizations to fulfill this mandate. Examples of community-based organizations include not-for-profit neighborhood-based organizations, local Offices for the Aging, and community action agencies. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? As with other income tested assistance programs administered by NYS OTDA, HEAP is State supervised/locally administered with 58 districts designated as the lead local agencies for outreach, certification, and payment. Prior to program opening, each district must establish a local certification network that provides for an alternative non-district site(s) for a reasonable share of outreach and intake for regular and emergency HEAP assistance. The district may contract with other State or local government entities or community-based organizations to fulfill this mandate. Examples of community-based organizations include not-for-profit neighborhood-based organizations, local Offices for the Aging, and community action agencies. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Local County Government Local County Government Local County Government Non-Applicable 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Local County Government Local County Government Local County Government 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Local County Government Local County Government Local County Government 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? Non-Applicable 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? New York State Social Services Law Section 61 establishes each county of the state and the city of New York as a social services district. NYS Social Services Law Section 97 and Part 393 of the Code, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York provide that social services districts are to participate in the LIHEAP program and assist eligible households obtain energy assistance. All county social services districts and the city of New York operate and administer HEAP to residents of their county or city of New York. The social services districts set forth in NYS Social Services Law Section 61 are not at risk for elimination. As with other income tested programs administered by NYS OTDA, HEAP is State supervised and locally administered with 58 local districts designated as the lead local agencies for outreach, certification, and payment. Prior to program opening, each district must establish a local certification network that provides for an alternative non-district site(s) for a reasonable share of outreach and intake for Regular and Emergency HEAP assistance. The district may contract with other State or local government entities or community-based organizations to fulfill this mandate. Examples of community-based organizations include not-for-profit neighborhood-based organizations, local Offices for the Aging, and community action agencies. Districts may also execute agreements with community organizations for outreach through alternative certifiers. The districts mentioned above are the county departments of social services. Districts execute agreements with community organizations for outreach through alternative certifiers. However, the processing of the HEAP applications is completed within the county departments of social services. All county department of social services offices operate and administer HEAP to residents of their county. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 58 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.