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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? Administration of Heating Assistance is managed through 120 LDSS including a system of mail-in applications, access to applications on the VDSS public website, the option to apply online via CommonHelp, and the option to apply by telephone through the Enterprise Customer Service Center. The grantee will continue coordination with other social services organizations (e.g., Area Agencies on Aging and Community Action Agencies) throughout Virginia by supplying EAP information posters and/or EAP Fact Sheets. The grantee also provides EAP information posters and/or EAP Fact Sheets to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) for distribution to Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics. Additionally, the grantee will continue to administer the Weatherization component through the DHCD, who contracts with the local weatherization agencies. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> Administration of Cooling Assistance is managed through 120 LDSS including a system of mail-in applications, access to applications on the VDSS public website, the option to apply online via CommonHelp, and the option to apply by telephone through the Enterprise Customer Servcie Center. The grantee will continue coordination with other social services organizations (e.g., Area Agencies on Aging and Community Action Agencies) throughout Virginia by supplying EAP information posters and/or EAP Fact Sheets. The grantee also provides EAP information posters and/or EAP Fact Sheets to the VDH for distribution to WIC clinics. Additionally, the grantee will continue to administer the Weatherization component through the DHCD, who contracts with the local weatherization agencies. 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? Administration of Crisis Assistance is managed through 120 LDSS including a system of mail-in applications, access to applications on the VDSS public website, the option to apply online via CommonHelp, and the option to apply by telephone using the Enterprise Customer Service Center. The grantee will continue coordination with other social services organizations (e.g., Area Agencies on Aging and Community Action Agencies) throughout Virginia by supplying EAP information posters and/or EAP Fact Sheets. The grantee provides EAP information posters and/or EAP Fact Sheets to the VDH for distribution to WIC clinics. Additionally, the grantee will continue to administer the Weatherization component through the DHCD, who contracts with the local weatherization agencies. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Local City Government Local County Government Local City Government Local County Government Local City Government Local County Government Community Action Agencies Non-profits 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? State Welfare Agency Local City Government Local County Government Local City Government Local County Government 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? State Welfare Agency Local City Government Local County Government Local City Government Local County Government 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization measures? Community Action Agencies Non-profits 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? The Code of Virginia 63.2-100 designates energy assistance as “public assistance” which is administered by the VDSS. The three LIHEAP components and the state’s “welfare programs” are administered through the same state agency, the VDSS. Administration is managed through 120 LDSS. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 120 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.