Energy Assistance Program

Helping households maintain affordable, continuous, and safe home energy.

The Energy Assistance Program is federally funded through the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, it provides financial assistance to pay a portion of a household’s energy and heating bills. In addition, the program offers emergency assistance for utility disconnection, educates consumers to use home heating energy efficiently and safely, and provides emergency heating system repair or replacement for homeowners under the Energy Related Repair Program (ERR).

Assistance to households is based on income, household size, and the actual cost of heating fuels for a consecutive twelve (12) month period which includes the previous heating season. To establish eligibility, a household must complete an application, be vulnerable to home heating costs and document household income.

COVID-19 UPDATE

The 2022 Energy Assistance Program Season will began on October 1, 2021. Applications for the 2022 heating season will be sent to 2021 approved households starting the beginning of September. Applications for NEW applicants are available in this website, available to send through regular mail and available for pick up at any of our Prairie Five office locations.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our office walk-in assistance is limited to scheduled appointments only to reduce public interactions. To maintain health safety we ask visitors to our buildings wear masks and not come in if they have any COVID-19 related symptoms. Our staff is working diligently to process applications and resolve energy crises, and onsite staff is available for urgent requests that cannot be resolved over the phone. 

Please contact us at eap@prairiefive.org or via telephone at any our office locations with questions or for more information about our Energy Assistance Program.

 

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More Minnesotans qualify than ever before

 

 

Based on 60% State MedianI Income or 110%* of the Federal Poverty guidelines, whichever is greater.

 

Household Size

Annual Income

Three Month Max. Gross Income Total

 

 Household Size

 Annual Income

 Three Month Max. Gross Income Total

1

$35,237

$8,809

 

11

$99,614

$24,903

2

$46,080

$11,520

 

12

$101,647

$25,411

3

$56,922

$14,230

 

13

$103,680

$25,920

4

$67,765

$16,941

 

14

$105,713

$26,428

5

$78,607

$19,651

 

15*

$107,746

$26,936

6

$89,450

$22,362

 

16*

$109,779

$27,444

7

$91,483

$22,870

 

17*

$111,812

$27,953

8

$93,515

$23,378

 

18*

$113,845

$28,461

9

$95,548

$23,887

 

19*

$115,878

$28,969

10

$97,581

$24,395

 

20*

$117,911

$29,477

How to Apply

An application must be completed to receive Energy Assistance. Applications can be downloaded below or picked up at any of our locations.

Once an application is complete, it can be dropped off or mailed to any of our locations.

DOWNLOAD the Energy Assistance Application below by clicking in the county where you reside: 

 

Email Applications to:  eap@prairiefive.org

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