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Reporting separately on each source of funding is required by OMB by each grant award in PMS , as noted in the bullets above . Typically , the SF-425s are due by December 31st each year .
OCS would also like to remind grant recipients that LIHEAP funding may be used to assist LIHEAP eligible households experiencing and recovering from extreme weather and / or natural disasters . With flooding on the West Coast , massive snowstorms in the Northeast , and extreme cold across the country , grant recipients can utilize various flexibilities and resources to support households impacted by the severe weather . The OCS Disaster Flexibility Hub is an information management tool that visually tracks and displays key data , guidance , and resources on declared disasters , preparedness efforts , and flexibilities built into OCS ’ s block grant programs ( including LIHEAP ) to address disasters . We encourage you to utilize the Hub and its tools to help you support LIHEAP households in need of crisis assistance .
It is within each LIHEAP grant recipient ’ s discretion to determine what constitutes a qualifying disaster , what forms of financial and / or in-kind assistance to provide , and other related matters . Under the LIHEAP regulations at 45 C . F . R . § 96.50 ( e ), the U . S . Department of Health and Human Services will defer to grant recipient ’ s interpretations of the LIHEAP statute “ unless the interpretation is clearly erroneous .”
HHS is working expeditiously on releasing the remaining regular LIHEAP funds appropriated for FFY 2023 . There are accounting changes needed to the federal financial systems , including PMS , due to the difference in how the regular block grant funding is appropriated under the Continuing Resolution and the final budget , and which is different than how final budgets have appropriated funding for LIHEAP in prior years . A separate Dear Colleague Letter will be issued explaining and confirming when those adjustments are complete . Additionally , we anticipate there will also be a release of reallotment funds from monies returned to HHS in FY 2022 .
Contact your federal LIHEAP liaison if you have questions or need assistance . l FON
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