The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps eligible low-income households with home heating costs.

The program partially pays the cost of natural gas, electricity, propane, fuel oil, coal, wood, or other fuel sources.

The program also covers:

• Weatherization services (insulation, weather stripping, etc.)
• Furnace cleaning, repair and replacement
• Chimney cleaning and inspection
• Emergency assistance

Who qualifies

Eligibility is based on a household's income to ensure help goes to those most in need.

A household's income must be at or below 60 percent of North Dakota's median income and within these limits.

Both homeowner and renter households are eligible for the program. Individual tribal LIHEAP programs serve tribal members living on reservations in the state.

How to apply

• Print and Mail: You can contact your local human service zone office (formerly called county social services) and request that an application be mailed to you, or you can complete the fillable Energy assistance Application. Simply print, sign and return it to your local human service zone office. You must have the ability to print in order to use this option.
• Applications are accepted from October 1 through May 31

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To pick up an application or for help filling out and submitting the LIHEAP application, contact Community Options at 1-701-223-2417 ext 367. All applications are confidential.