Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 73C-26.021 - Distribution of Funds
Based on the availability of federal LIHEAP funds each year, the distribution of funds shall be made as follows:
(1) The Department shall retain no more than
3 percent of the total LIHEAP funds received from the federal government for
the state administration of the program.
(2) With the approval of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, the Department will designate up to the maximum
allowed in the Act for weatherization and other energy-related home repair for
low-income households.
(3) The
Department will provide 6 percent of the total LIHEAP funds to the Department
of Elder Affairs to provide assistance under LIHEAP to low-income households
that include at least one member age 60 years of age or older.
(4) The Department will reserve 2% of the
annual LIHEAP amount designated for pass-through to the Subrecipients to be
used in case of a weather-related, supply shortage or economic emergency. These
funds will be retained by the Department each year until December 15. If a
state or federal emergency is declared by the President, the Governor or the
Executive Director of the Department prior to December 15, then the funds will
be released for use for LIHEAP eligible activities in response to the
emergency. After December 15, if no emergency has been declared, the Department
will release these funds for energy benefits. When funds are distributed for an
emergency, the terms of the executive order will determine the allowable
expenditures of the funds, based on the nature of the emergency. Any additional
emergency funds will be added to the existing contracts of the Subrecipients
affected by the emergency.
(5) The
balance of the LIHEAP funds shall be awarded through an allocation plan for
statewide distribution of the funds based in part on the percentage of poverty
population and the climate zone of each county. Notice shall be sent annually
by email to each Subrecipient. For any county not served by a LIHEAP provider,
a public hearing must be held to select a new LIHEAP provider in accordance
with the requirements of the Act [42
U.S.C. ยง
8624].
(6) Funds distributed by the Department to
Subrecipients which have not been expended at the end of the contract period
shall be returned to the Department at the time of close-out.
(7) Subrecipients shall be offered an annual
subgrant until they either voluntarily withdraw from the program or are
defunded for cause.
(8) When it is
necessary to designate a new LIHEAP Subrecipient, the process shall be publicly
announced and noticed and shall conform to the requirements of the
Act.
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