康涅狄格州拨1270万美元助居民付取暖费 系联邦削减应对基金第六轮拨款
康涅狄格州州长内德·拉蒙特（Ned Lamont）10月13日宣布，州政府将从“联邦削减应对基金”（Federal Cuts Response Fund）中拨款1270万美元，帮助低收入居民应对今冬取暖费用。这是该基金设立以来的第六轮拨款。
拉蒙特表示，联邦政府一再拖延发放已经承诺的取暖援助资金，康州将动用州资金填补缺口，帮助居民度过冬天。州政府称，联邦低收入家庭能源援助计划（LIHEAP）本年度给康州的基础拨款约8620万美元，但联邦层面的拖延使各州在冬季来临前难以确定可发放的援助额度。
联邦削减应对基金由拉蒙特与州议会民主党人于2025年设立，2027财年州预算又为其增拨5000万美元，用于快速应对联邦政策与拨款变化对康州居民、企业和社区的影响。今年7月，州政府从该基金拨款500万美元，帮助失去联邦临时援助的居民，该轮拨款后基金余额约2.625亿美元。
这笔州资金将并入康州能源援助计划（CEAP）发放。州社会服务厅（DSS）估计，该计划本年度预计服务约94291户家庭，其中约32893户使用燃油、丙烷等可交付燃料取暖。申请家庭收入须不超过州中位收入的60%，四口之家上限为93681美元。
按社会服务厅公布的2027联邦财年计划，首个可由计划付费的燃料配送日为2026年11月2日，家庭申请截止日期为2027年5月31日。社会服务厅厅长安德里亚·巴顿·里夫斯（Andrea Barton Reeves）表示，这笔州资金将帮助符合条件的家庭支付取暖费用，确保居民家中温暖、安全。
居民可通过全州9家社区行动机构申请能源援助，也可拨打211咨询，或查阅州社会服务厅网站了解资格与申请方式。（据康涅狄格州州长办公室公告及州社会服务厅能源援助计划）
Connecticut Deploys $12.7 Million to Help Residents Pay Heating Bills in Sixth Use of Federal Cuts Response Fund
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced on October 13 that the state will deploy $12.7 million from its Federal Cuts Response Fund to help low-income residents with home heating costs this winter, the sixth time the fund has been tapped.
Lamont said the federal government has repeatedly delayed releasing heating assistance funds it had committed, and that Connecticut will use state money to fill the gap. The state says Connecticut's base federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant this year is about $86.2 million, but federal delays have made it difficult for states to determine how much assistance they can provide before winter.
The Federal Cuts Response Fund was established by Lamont and Democratic state lawmakers in 2025, and the fiscal year 2027 state budget added another $50 million, to respond quickly to federal policy and funding changes affecting Connecticut residents, businesses and communities. In July, the state drew $5 million from the fund to assist residents who lost federal temporary assistance, after which the fund's balance stood at about $262.5 million.
The state money will be distributed through the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP). The Department of Social Services (DSS) estimates the program will serve about 94,291 households this year, including about 32,893 households that heat with deliverable fuels such as oil and propane. Household income must be at or below 60 percent of the state median income — $93,681 for a family of four.
Under the DSS plan for federal fiscal year 2027, the first day for fuel deliveries that can be paid by the program is November 2, 2026, and the last day to apply is May 31, 2027. DSS Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves said the state funding will help eligible families pay their heating bills and keep their homes warm and safe.
Residents can apply for energy assistance through the state's nine Community Action Agencies, call 211 for information, or visit the DSS website for eligibility and application details. (Based on the Connecticut Governor's Office announcement and the DSS energy assistance plan)
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