Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): The administration's proposal includes a 15.9 percent cut to the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program compared to fiscal year 2008, after taking inflation into account. The following table shows the cuts for each state.
| Low-Income Energy Assistance Program | ||
| (obligations in thousands of dollars) | ||
| State or Territory |
FY2009 Proposed |
15.9% Cut (compared to FY08) |
| Total (U.S.) | 1,700,000 | 321,869 |
| Alabama | 14,315 | 2,711 |
| Alaska | 6,369 | 1,206 |
| Arizona | 6,397 | 1,212 |
| Arkansas | 10,986 | 2,081 |
| California | 76,617 | 14,506 |
| Colorado | 26,932 | 5,098 |
| Connecticut | 35,133 | 6,652 |
| Delaware | 4,663 | 883 |
| District of Columbia | 5,456 | 1,033 |
| Florida | 22,776 | 4,312 |
| Georgia | 18,013 | 3,410 |
| Hawaii | 1,814 | 344 |
| Idaho | 9,995 | 1,893 |
| Illinois | 97,243 | 18,411 |
| Indiana | 44,023 | 8,335 |
| Iowa | 31,204 | 5,908 |
| Kansas | 14,295 | 2,706 |
| Kentucky | 22,912 | 4,338 |
| Louisiana | 14,720 | 2,787 |
| Maine | 21,929 | 4,152 |
| Maryland | 26,901 | 5,094 |
| Massachusetts | 70,250 | 13,300 |
| Michigan | 91,617 | 17,345 |
| Minnesota | 66,514 | 12,593 |
| Mississippi | 12,321 | 2,332 |
| Missouri | 38,842 | 7,355 |
| Montana | 10,168 | 1,925 |
| Nebraska | 15,419 | 2,919 |
| Nevada | 3,270 | 620 |
| New Hampshire | 13,302 | 2,519 |
| New Jersey | 65,079 | 12,322 |
| New Mexico | 8,023 | 1,520 |
| New York | 212,679 | 40,267 |
| North Carolina | 31,183 | 5,904 |
| North Dakota | 10,949 | 2,074 |
| Ohio | 86,026 | 16,288 |
| Oklahoma | 12,020 | 2,276 |
| Oregon | 20,386 | 3,860 |
| Pennsylvania | 114,426 | 21,665 |
| Rhode Island | 11,535 | 2,184 |
| South Carolina | 11,435 | 2,165 |
| South Dakota | 8,938 | 1,692 |
| Tennessee | 23,210 | 4,395 |
| Texas | 37,902 | 7,175 |
| Utah | 12,265 | 2,322 |
| Vermont | 9,970 | 1,889 |
| Virginia | 32,768 | 6,205 |
| Washington | 32,933 | 6,235 |
| West Virginia | 15,163 | 2,870 |
| Wisconsin | 59,872 | 11,336 |
| Wyoming | 4,830 | 915 |
| American Samoa | 38 | 7 |
| Guam | 82 | 16 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 29 | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,044 | 387 |
| Freely Associated States | ...... | ...... |
| Virgin Islands | 78 | 15 |
| Indian Tribes | 18,118 | 3,431 |
| Undistributed | ...... | ...... |
| Discretionary Funds | 23,375 | 4,426 |
| Technical Assistance | 248 | 46 |