Fiscal Year 2026 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Draft State Plan Public Hearing – Update to Previous Notice
This notice updates the Notice of Public Hearing and Solicitation of Public Comment for the Fiscal Year 2026 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Draft State Plan Public Hearing that was published in the August 8, 2025, edition of the District of Columbia Register at 72 DCR 008628. The meeting link has been replaced with a link to register to join the meeting to ensure additional security. Advance registration is required. Additionally, instructions for the meeting are now being provided.
The Department of Energy and Environment (the Department) invites the public to present its comments in writing or at a virtual public hearing on the FY26 Draft State Plan for the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Public Hearing
HEARING DATE: Thursday, August 28, 2025
TIME: 11:00 am
Meeting instructions:
- Attendees must be registered for this event in order to receive a Webex meeting link that will allow them to join.
- Attendees will be allowed to interact by audio or chat.
- Once the presenter has concluded remarks, attendees can be instructed to ‘raise hand’ to be called upon and unmuted.
- If an attendee is a bad actor, they will be immediately muted and ejected from the webinar.
Starting August 12, 2025, the complete FY26 Draft LIHEAP State Plan will be accessible. Copies of the Draft Plan can be obtained by the following methods:
Download from the attachments section below.
Email a request to [email protected] with “Request copy of FY26 Draft State Plan” in the subject line.
Write the Department at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, “Attn: Danielle Wright RE: FY26 Draft LIHEAP State Plan” on the outside of the envelope.
The deadline for submitting comments is at the conclusion of the public hearing. Participants in the virtual public hearing may speak for up to five minutes. Presenters are encouraged to submit written copies of their statements.
Persons may also submit written testimony by email to [email protected] with the subject “FY26 Draft LIHEAP State Plan” or hand-delivered or mailed to the Department’s office at the address listed above, clearly marked with the same subject. All comments received by the deadline will be considered by the Department in its final decision.
