After Funds Exhausted, Community Service Agency Ends Applications For Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program

EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency (CSA) has exhausted all funding and is no longer accepting applications for the Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022 program year.

The agency received just over $6 million from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to assist residents with the high energy costs, such as electricity and/or natural gas for their homes.  To date, over 6,000 Hidalgo County families have received assistance under LIHEAP.  

“This guidelines of this program are designed to meet the needs of about 6-8% of the eligible families that apply. The need in our county, as in other counties, is far greater than the eligible resources,” said Jaime Longoria, Executive Director of the Hidalgo County Community Service Agency. “Due to lack of funds, CSA will no longer accept applications for the Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program.”

The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court and CSA will continue to seek additional funding through other resources in hopes of re-opening the program in the future.

The agency will continue to process completed applications received to date by utilizing alternative funds to assist eligible families.