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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on release of the draft 2025 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program State Plan for public comment
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USHHS) requires that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) submit a State Plan every year in order to receive its allotment of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds;
WHEREAS, the Department has prepared a draft 2025 LIHEAP State Plan (the Plan); and
WHEREAS, USHHS requires that a draft Plan be released for public comment and the State requires four public hearings prior to the submission of the Plan to USHHS;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the draft Plan, in the form presented to this meeting, is hereby approved to be released for public comment and posted on the Department's website and published in the Texas Register;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that if USHHS releases different guidance after Board approval, the Board authorizes staff to make needed conforming changes and non-substantive changes to the Plan, and to change the public hearing dates and the comment period; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the final Plan with consideration of final grant guidance, public comment and technical corrections made by staff, along with award recommendations for subrecipients, will be presented to the Board no later than July 2024.
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BACKGROUND
USHHS requires that the State of Texas submit a LIHEAP State Plan each year on or before September 1st in order to receive its allotment of LIHEAP funds. In response to this requirement, the Department has prepared a draft 2025 LIHEAP State Plan. Subrecipients had two previous opportunities to provide input into the drafting of this Plan. The first opportunity included a 14-day timeframe in January 2024 to provide comments on what they wanted changed from the 2023 LIHEAP State Plan, and the second opportunity included a 14...
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