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2. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Wikipedia

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   The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, pronounced "lie" "heap") is a United States federal social services program first established in 1981 and funded annually through Congressional appropriations. The mission of LIHEAP is to assist low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of ...

3. Federal grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States. Grants are federal assistance to individuals, benefits or entitlements. A grant is not used to acquire property or services for the federal government's direct ...

4. Administration of federal assistance in the United States

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   Project grants are the most common form of grants and a large number are found in scientific research, technology development, education (such as Federal Pell Grants), social services, the arts and health care types of assistance. [citation needed] Formula grants provide funds as dictated by a law. Examples of this type of grant includes Aid to ...

5. How Disabled People Can Get Help With Housing - WebMD

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   The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) run programs to fund families and individuals who face such situations.

6. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - Wikipedia

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   www.acf.hhs.gov /programs /ofa /programs /tanf Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( TANF / t æ n ɪ f / ) is a federal assistance program of the United States . It began on July 1, 1997, and succeeded the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, providing cash assistance to indigent American families through the United ...

7. Community Services Block Grant - Wikipedia

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   The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides federal funding for Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and other programs that seek to address poverty at the community level. Like other block grants, CSBG funds are allocated to the states and other jurisdictions (including tribes, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and ...