Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces Over $9.5 Million in LIHEAP Funding to Connecticut
Hartford, CT — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, announced over $9.5 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to Connecticut. This is the final allocation for Fiscal Year 2026. Connecticut’s total LIHEAP allocation is $90,222,435. The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for next year includes the elimination of the LIHEAP program, which would raise energy costs for 6 million households.
“Nearly 100,000 households in Connecticut rely on energy assistance to heat and cool their homes,” said Larson. “Trump officials were sitting on $400 million Congress approved to help families pay their bills, including $9.5 million for Connecticut alone. Our entire delegation will always fight to make sure the families we represent get the support they need – and we will continue to work together to defeat the President’s disastrous budget, which would end this program altogether.”
“At a time when Connecticut households are facing sharply higher energy costs and rising inflation due to the war in Iran, this release of LIHEAP funding is long overdue,” Courtney said. “LIHEAP provides direct assistance with energy bills to households in need. I will continue fighting against President Trump’s plan to eliminate the program. No one should have to choose between heating their home and buying groceries, medicine, or other basic need items.”
“About 100,000 Connecticut households depend on LIHEAP to afford their utility bills. The affordability crisis has worsened for families as already increasing energy costs skyrocket due to President Trump’s war in Iran. After what has been a cold winter, I am glad that over $9.5 million in LIHEAP funding will reach Connecticut families in need,” said DeLauro. “I will continue to fight, in my role as Ranking Member of Appropriations, for LIHEAP funding even as the Trump Administration threatens to eliminate this program. The millions of families across the country who rely on this program cannot afford to lose this lifeline.”
"LIHEAP helped thousands of families weather this brutal winter and I'm proud to have stood with the Connecticut delegation in securing this federal funding. That the Trump Administration would propose eliminating LIHEAP wholesale — a nationwide program which has an annual cost equivalent to just the first two days of the President's war with Iran — is unconscionable. We will do everything in our power to prevent this Administration from, quite literally, leaving millions of Americans out in the cold,” said Himes.
“For nearly 200,000 Connecticut residents, LIHEAP is a lifeline,” said Hayes. “The announcement of an additional $9.5 million in LIHEAP funding is excellent news for my constituents who need help with energy bills. As prices continue to rise, the need for LIHEAP is more evident than ever.”
“Connecticut’s families depend on LIHEAP for their safety and warmth, and this $9.5 million will provide critical relief as surging energy costs strain American families. As President Trump’s proposed budget cuts threaten to severely weaken this vital program and jeopardize support for vulnerable households, we must protect and strengthen LIHEAP, so no family is left without the help they need and deserve,” said Blumenthal.
“LIHEAP helps thousands of families and seniors in Connecticut keep their lights on and cool their homes in the summer,” said Murphy. “It is disgraceful that the Trump administration wants to defund this program after Donald Trump created an energy crisis that is making life harder for families who are already struggling. I’m glad we can deliver this relief to Connecticut families today and I’ll continue defending LIHEAP from Trump’s latest attacks.”