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Use of EAP Funds for Immediate Home Heating Needs
May
10, 2012 - EAP does not pay for utility deposits or other expenditures a household may be required to pay before they can move into a dwelling where they hope, plan or will be living.
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Federal Fiscal Year 2013 EAP Policy Making JAD
May
03, 2012 - Volunteer EAP Subject Matter Experts (SME) took part in the FFY2013 Policy Making JADs (Joint Approach to Development) Sessions.
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Crisis Policies and Procedures
April
19, 2012 - Plus: ROOM Log Date Not Predicted; Michael Schmitz Joins EAP; Xcel Energy Disconnect Hold Status Update.
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Cold Weather Rule Protection Ends April 15
April
12, 2012 - The Cold Weather Rule (CWR) ends on April 15 and households will no longer have CWR protection to prevent
connected utility energy disconnections.
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Template for Garnishment Response Letter Correction
April
04, 2012 - Plus: Minnesota Power Has CARE Openings.
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Cold Weather Rule Ends April 15
March
28, 2012 - Plus: ROOM and Funding for Primary Heat, Crisis and ERR; Current Billing Cycle Disconnects; Crisis Verification and Documentation.
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Collapsing Scheduled Primary Heat Payments
March
21, 2012 - Clarification on the process of collapsing scheduled Primary Heat payments to resolve a household emergency.
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EAP: New Program Audit Report (PAR) Format
March
13, 2012 - The Department of Commerce has simplified the Program Audit Report (PAR).
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EAP: FFY2012 EAP/Wx Transfer Increased to 10 Percent
March
07, 2012 - Plus: Administrative and Assurance 16 (A16) Funds, Correspondence: EAP Household Numbers and Recommendations, and Documentation Is Key.
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EAP: Response to Emails Regarding the Crisis Clarification
February
23, 2012 - We received several emails regarding the Crisis clarification published in The Energizer #18 dated February 14, 2012.
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EAP: Dwellings with Redundant Heating Systems
February
15, 2012 - Plus: Crisis Clarification (Non-ERR); ERR Weekly Requests, Allocations and ROOM
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EAP: eHEAT Enhancement with ROFW Functionality
February
01, 2012 - Plus: DOC Position Posting; PUC Rate Case Update.
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EAP: FFY2012 Funding Award for $29.2 Million
January
25, 2012 - Plus: EAP FFY2012 Policy Adjustment Implementation; 2011–2012 EAP Field Representative Update.
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EAP: US Department of Health and Human Services Funding Update
January
18, 2012 - Plus: ROOM log date is January 13 reminder; denial letter problem fixed.
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EAP: Reach Out for Warmth Policy Change
January
06, 2012 - PLUS: EAP Full Monitoring Visits
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EAP: Social Security and SSI Worksheet for FFY2012
December
28, 2011 - PLUS: HHS Releases More Than $845 Million
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EAP: Encourage Households to Apply
December
21, 2011 - PLUS: FFY2012 EAP Funding Outlook.
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EAP: Reminders About ROOM Logged Date
December
15, 2011 - PLUS: Exceptions and Criteria for Approval
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EAP: Using Recalculate Primary Heat Benefit to Reduce the Primary Heat Benefit
December
08, 2011 - PLUS: FFY2012 EAP Administrative & Assurance 16 (A16) Funds.
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EAP: Administrative and Assurance 16 (A16) Funds
November
30, 2011 - PLUS: ROFW Funds and Allocation Requests; Crisis Amount Clarification for Delivered Fuels; ERR Requests and Allocations.
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EAP: Leveraging Surveys Are in the Mail
November
28, 2011 - PLUS: Q&PC Checks Starting Soon; FFY2012 EAP Funding Allocations.
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EAP: FFY 2012 Policy Adjustments Implementation
November
16, 2011 - PLUS: EAP Manual Revised; A Spark: FFY2012 Money Implementation
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EAP: FFY2012 EAP Approach Due to Decreased Funding
November
10, 2011 - PLUS: DOC Hosts JAD for FFY2012 EAP Policy Manual Revision; FFY2012 ROFW New Rules Effective Immediately.
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EAP: Leveraging Report Due Date Delayed
November
03, 2011 - PLUS: FFY 2012 LIHEAP CR Allocations; Minnesota Will Receive $73 Million for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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EAP: Dwelling Unit Primary Heat Benefit Determination
October
26, 2011 - PLUS: Benefit Reduction Notice Added to EAP Notification Letter; Referral Resource for Households with Electricity as Primary Heating Source Updates.
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EAP: Determining EAP Eligibility Provides Allocation Data
October
18, 2011 - PLUS: FFY2012 EAP Approach Decisions; New Commerce Website Launched.
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EAP: Secure Mail Recipient Notification and More
October
12, 2011 - PLUS: Last Day to Make FFY2011 EBAs Payable Is October 17; Clarification: ERR Not Allowed For Expedited Eligibility for No-Heat Emergencies.
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EAP: Happy New Year: FFY2012 EAP Starts
October
05, 2011 - PLUS: FFY2011 Key Dates and FFY2012 EAP Start-Up; Temporary Field Representative & Revised EAP Monitoring Assignments.