IN THE STATES: PRESIDENT BIDEN IS LOWERING AMERICANS’ ENERGY COSTS THROUGH BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2022
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IN THE STATES: PRESIDENT BIDEN IS LOWERING AMERICANS’ ENERGY COSTS THROUGH BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
New investments from POTUS’ historic infrastructure law are cutting home heating and cooling costs for American families
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, President Biden announced $385 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be distributed to states to help families across the country afford to heat and cool their homes. This critical funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will help millions of Americans offset higher energy costs as a result of climate change. President Biden is laser-focused on lowering the cost of energy, housing, education, child and elder care, and other essential expenses for American families.
Read more about the positive impact of this latest infrastructure funding across the country:
IN GEORGIA:
Marietta Daily Journal: White House funds to help with home energy bills
“President Joe Biden announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute an additional $385 million to states to assist Americans with their home energy costs. The funds will be available to families and individuals through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This money is supplementing $4.5 billion the American Rescue Plan infused into the program and the initial $100 million installment of a five-year investment into LIHEAP through the president’s bipartisan infrastructure law.”
IN MICHIGAN:
Detroit News: Michigan gets $15m in federal aid for heating and cooling
“Michigan has received an additional $15.5 million in federal aid for heating and cooling low-income households. That’s on top of $384.7 million awarded to the state earlier this year, the White House said Thursday, making the total $403 million allocation the largest single-year investment since the program was established in 1981 and more than double what the state would typically be allocated in a non-pandemic year.”
ABC 12: Biden Administration to send $385 million to states to offset high home energy costs
“The Biden administration on Thursday will announce it is sending more than $385 million to states to help offset high home energy costs, including cooling costs this summer, a White House official tells CNN. The funding will be distributed through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families afford heating and cooling. The announcement comes as Americans face high utility bills as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends energy prices soaring and amid persistent global supply chain problems.”
IN PENNSYLVANIA:
WTAJ: Pa. receives $19M for Low Income Home Energy Assistance
“ U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that over $19 million in federal funding to help low-income families and seniors with their home energy costs. Over the past year, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) program has brought a total of over $503 million to Pennsylvanians in need.”
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: White House: Pa. to receive additional $19.3M to help cover home energy costs
“With winter turning into spring, and with Pennsylvanians turning off the heat, and soon turning on the air conditioning, the Keystone State is in line to receive an extra $19.3 million in federal funding to help them cover their home energy costs, the Biden administration said Thursday. The money is included in the more than $385 million the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is releasing to states through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, popularly known as LIHEAP, the White House said in a statement obtained by the Capital-Star.”
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