Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Levels for Authorizations, Administration Requests, and Appropriations:  Fiscal 1982 to Current
(not adjusted for inflation)
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Authorization Administration Appropriations
Level for Request for Appropriations for for LIHEAP Total
Fiscal Regular LIHEAP Regular LIHEAP Regular LIHEAP Emergency/ LIHEAP
Year Formula Funds1 Formula Funds1 Formula Funds1,2 Contingency Funds3 Appropriations2
1982 1,875,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,752,000,000 123,000,000 1,875,000,000
1983 1,875,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,975,000,000 0 1,975,000,000
1984 1,875,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,875,000,000 200,000,000 2,075,000,000
1985 2,140,000,000 1,875,000,000 2,100,000,000 0 2,100,000,000
1986 2,275,000,000 2,097,765,000 2,009,700,000 0 2,009,700,000
1987 2,050,000,000 2,097,642,000 1,825,000,000 0 1,825,000,000
1988 2,132,000,000 1,237,000,000 1,531,840,000 0 1,531,840,000
1989 2,218,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,383,200,000 0 1,383,200,000
1990 2,307,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,393,000,000 50,000,000 1,443,000,000
1991 2,150,000,000 1,050,000,000 1,415,037,000 195,177,000 1,610,214,000
1992 2,230,000,000 1,025,000,000 1,500,000,000 0 1,500,000,000
1993 SSAN4 1,065,000,000 1,346,030,000 0 1,346,030,000
1994 SSAN4 1,507,408,000 1,437,392,000 300,000,000 1,737,392,000
1995 2,000,000,000 1,475,000,000 1,319,202,000 100,000,000 1,419,202,000
1996 2,000,000,000 1,319,204,000 900,000,000 180,000,000 1,080,000,000
1997 2,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 215,000,000 1,215,000,000
1998 2,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 160,000,000 1,160,000,000
1999 2,000,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,100,000,000 175,299,000 1,275,299,000
2000 SSAN4 1,400,000,000 1,100,000,000 744,350,000 1,844,350,000
2001 SSAN4 1,400,000,000 1,400,000,000 455,650,000 1,855,650,000
2002 2,000,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,700,000,000 100,000,000 1,800,000,000
2003 2,000,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,788,300,000 200,000,000 1,988,300,000
2004 2,000,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,789,380,000 99,410,000 1,888,790,000
2005 1,800,000,000 1,884,800,000 297,600,000 2,182,400,000
20065 5,100,000,000 1,800,000,000 2,480,000,000 681,170,000 3,161,170,000
2007 5,100,000,000 1,782,000,000 1,980,000,000 181,170,000 2,161,170,000
1Levels listed are for the regular LIHEAP formula funds and do not include amounts for the program's contingency, or emergency, funds.
2Amounts include funding for Leveraging/Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Option (REACH) starting in fiscal 1992.  Also prior to 1988 federal administrative costs were included in the LIHEAP appropriations.
3Prior to 1991, amounts listed as contingency/emergency funds were categorized as supplemental funding.
4Such sums as necessary.
5Fiscal 2006 amounts include initial appropriations of $1,980,000,000 for the regular LIHEAP formula program and $181,170,000 for the contingency/emergency program.  Congress subsequently appropriated an additional $500,000,000 for the regular LIHEAP formula program and $500,000,000 for the contingency/emergency program.
Source:  Northeast-Midwest Institute compilation based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of Management and Budget, and congressional appropriations legislation.  Amounts listed by fiscal year for contingency/emergency funds refer to the dollar levels appropriated by Congress in that fiscal year rather than the contingency/emergency funds released by HHS that fiscal year.

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