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Vermont Department for Children and Families Seasonal Fuel Assistance Rules Economic Services Division 2900 Fuel Assistance Program

2900 Fuel Assistance Program (06/22/2024, 23-18)

a. The Fuel Assistance Program is authorized and funded by the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) block grant (42 U.S.C. §§ 8621–8630), and through the State of Vermont Home Heating Fuel Assistance Program (33 V.S.A. §§ 2601–2609).

b. It is the purpose of the Fuel Assistance Program to secure the safety and health of low-income Vermont households by providing essential home heating assistance.

c. The Fuel Assistance Program offers both seasonal fuel assistance, rules 2900–2927, and crisis fuel assistance, rules 3100–3113.

d. These rules are adopted pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 2602(b).