Federal Spending Bill Increases Funding For Low-Income Energy Help, Weatherization

The federal spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump Friday includes these other important funding provisions--

-- $250 million funding increase for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) from $3.39 billion to $3.64 billion;

-- $23 million funding increase for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) from $228 million to $251 million; and

-- $92 million for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) fund which matches previous funding levels.

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[Posted: March 23, 2018]


3/26/2018

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