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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 21

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 21 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)

• DOHS mails applications as described above. • DOHS provides LIEAP informational leaflets to all appropriate agencies and interested individuals. • DOHS contracts with Area Agency on Aging (AAA) offices and the West Virginia Office of Economic Opportunity (WVOEO), which permit senior citizen centers, local Community Action Agencies, VA Centers, and other interested parties to receive LIEAP applications and information and referral services as desired. These are referred to as Sub-Grantee Agencies. • Information and referral service organizations. 21.4.2.B The Role of the Sub-Grantee Agency If the sub-grantee organization wishes to participate in LIEAP, the outreach role may consist of providing and accepting applications, reviewing the applications for completeness, obtaining required verification, and forwarding the completed applications to the local DOHS office for final disposition. This service may also include home visits as needed. Instead of receiving or accepting applications, the sub-grantee agency may simply inform interested persons about LIEAP. Such activity involves providing the LIEAP Fact Sheet and referring those who wish to apply to the local DOHS office. Sub-grantees interested in expanding their role may also provide follow-up counseling in energy conservation and/or money management. 21.4.3 OPEN APPLICATION INTAKE PERIOD During the annual open application intake period, clients who did not receive a LIEAP mail-out application may apply for LIEAP at their local DOHS office or at any of the outreach locations listed above. The application is also available and may be completed through WV PATH. 21.4.4 SUB-GRANTEE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES When an individual applies for LIEAP through an agency other than DOHS, the application process consists of: