13 Reduction of home energy needs,2605(b)(16) - Assurance 16

13.1 Describe how you use LIHEAP funds to provide services that encourage and enable households to reduce their home energy needs and thereby the need for energy assistance? The State of Wisconsin may, through contract with local LIHEAP providers and/or under contract with the Wisconsin Community Action Program and/or through arrangements with other service providers, engage in the following activities: Budget counseling, energy conservation training, advocacy with fuel suppliers, household energy assessments and referrals. 1. Support for services provided by leveraged funds. These services will include those provided under regular crisis assistance, but only when non-federal funds are used toward copayments, etc. 2. Intensive case management targeted to households selected from those as "high heating costs compared to household income" and "high heating costs for dwelling type”. 3. 13.2 How do you ensure that you don't use more than 5% of your LIHEAP funds for these activities? Wisconsin does not utilize funds under Assurance 16. The State of Wisconsin conducts similar activities that are reported via the Outreach and Crisis Assistance components of the program. 13.3 Describe the impact of such activities on the number of households served in the previous federal Fiscal Year. 13.4 Describe the level of direct benefits provided to those households in the previous federal Fiscal Year. 13.5 How many households received these services? 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.