Services:

Family Resource Center:

Providing assistance to the LIHEAP program. The State of Family Support in Missouri.  The Division requests and receives funding from LIHEAP and then contracts with

Missouri Community Action Agencies to conduct the eligibility
determination for LIHEAP applications.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance:

The program (LIHEAP) was developed to support low-income persons who pays a large percentage of revenue goes to meet home energy needs.
This program targets senior people, disabled people and families with young children.

LIHEAP has two components:

Energy

Assistance (EA) and Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP).

Eligibility criteria for LIHEAP are based on income and household size,

available resources and responsibility for domestic energy payment

costs.

    Select upload/submit
    Next, upload your saved application the required documents
    Select the submit button at the end of the application
    Complete the LIHEAP application (and save it to your computer or device (https://mydss.mo.gov/utility-assistance/liheap)
Apply Online

    Submit your application and required documents to your Contracted Agency by mail, fax, or in person
    Complete the application and gather the required documents
    Print the LIHEAP application. (https://mydss.mo.gov/utility-assistance/liheap)
Apply by mail, fax, or in person
How to Apply:

    Meet or are below the income guidelines for your household size
    Have $3,000 or less in your bank accounts, retirement accounts, or investments
    Are a United States citizen (or have been legally admitted for permanent residence)
    Are a Missouri resident
    Are responsible for paying the utilities for your home (including if you rent)

You may be eligible for help if you:
Eligibility:


    Contracted agencies may also provide emergency services such as blankets, emergency lodging, heating/cooling replacement or repair, window air conditioners, or wood stoves.
        Summer ECIP is available June—September based on funding. The maximum amount you could get is $1,200.
        Winter ECIP is available November—May based on funding. The maximum amount you could get is $1,600.
    Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) - Helps pay your energy bill when you have a sudden, unexpected, uncontrollable loss of financial resources, life-threatening situation, or if there is any circumstance that threatens your stability if energy aid is not supplied. The amount of help you receive is based on the amount of money needed to settle your crisis with the energy provider.
    Energy Assistance - A one-time payment for one fuel type for your heating or cooling costs from October-September.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) may be able to help you pay your home energy bills through:

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year. To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.

You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

Persons In Family	Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline)
1	$15,060
2	$20,440
3	$25,820
4	$31,200
5	$36,580
6	$41,960
7	$47,340
8	$52,720

*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.

User questions & answers

Have you used the Carroll County Missouri Valley Community Action Agency MVCAA LIHEAP Utility Assistance service before? If so, please help our website users by answer these questions below.