The Navajo Division for Children and Family Services is seeking public comments on the LIHEAP for Fiscal Year 2027
Public Comment Period
- August 24, 2026, through August 27, 2026
Comments Submissions
Please submit all written comments by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2026, to Karen Francis, Communications Director, at karen.francis@ndcfs.org. Public comments may also be submitted through the Navajo Division for Children and Family Services website at https://ndcfs.org/public-comments-liheap/.
Please include contact information for the person providing comments and the name of the organization that person represents, if applicable.
About the LIHEAP
The LIHEAP is a federally funded program that provides heating and cooling assistance to eligible low-income households. The NDCFS administers the LIHEAP for the Navajo Nation.
The Financial Assistance Unit is responsible for helping eligible Navajo tribal members living on the Navajo Nation and in hardship situations with one of the following home energy needs:
- Heating Assistance: Purchase of firewood, coal, or pellets
- Heating Assistance: Payment to utility/propane company for home heating expense (Electricity, Natural Gas, or Propane)
- Cooling Assistance: Payment to utility company for electricity expense to cool their home (available only during the summer)
- Weatherization Assistance: Minor home repair of a home to make it more energy efficient; or repair or purchase of a heating unit (wood/coal burning stove or furnace), or cooling unit (evaporative cooler)
- Crisis Assistance: Energy crisis intervention may be provided to eligible households when the safety and well-being of a vulnerable household member, such as an elderly person, disabled person, or a child aged 5 years and under, is at risk.