{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=BDB9F5B7-091B-4932-9739-50336F96CF5C", "Heitkamp Announces over $22 Million in Federal Funding to Help ND Seniors, Families, and Native American Communities Heat their Homes", "2016-10-26", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "ND", "Heidi Heitkamp", "H001069", "www.heitkamp.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp announced more than $22 million in federal assistance to help low-income North Dakota families, seniors, and folks in Native American communities heat their homes this winter season.\r\n\u201cWinter is fast approaching in North Dakota and all of us understand the need to properly prepare ourselves and our families from the frigid low temperatures,\u201d said Heitkamp. \u201cHeating our homes is not an option during the winter months in North Dakota, but when folks don\u2019t have the financial security they need to keep their homes warm they are then put at risk of below zero temperatures. This federal funding will help folks across the state and in Indian Country afford to heat their homes to keep their families safe, and I encourage those who may need the assistance to learn more about how to apply for this support.\u201d\r\nThese federal funds used to offset heating and energy costs this winter season will be distributed as follows:\r\n \r\nNorth Dakota: $17,341,807\r\n \r\n \r\nTurtle Mountain Chippewa Band: $2,053,635\r\n \r\n \r\nStanding Rock Sioux Tribe: $1,584,065\r\n \r\n \r\nSpirit Lake Tribe: $1,140,908\r\n \r\n \r\nThree Affiliated Tribes:\u00a0 $912,727\r\n \r\nThe funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Heitkamp has been committed to making sure federal assistance for heating during the brutally cold winter months is made available to those who need it. Earlier this year, Heitkamp urged her Senate colleagues to fully fund LIHEAP, so that families in North Dakota and across the country have the certainty of heating their homes when they need it the most.\r\nNorth Dakotans can learn more about home heating assistance eligibility and apply for assistance by\u00a0clicking here.\u00a0Eligible families outside Indian reservations must apply directly to the State of North Dakota to receive LIHEAP funding. For eligible families living on Indian reservations, their tribes need to directly apply to the State of North Dakota to receive LIHEAP funding, which is then distributed to those on the reservation who qualify.\u00a0To ask questions or to receive help filling out an application, individuals not living on Indian reservations can contact their\u00a0local County Social Service Office. Individuals living on Indian reservations can contact their local tribal offices.\r\nLIHEAP is a block grant program under which the federal government gives annual grants to states, territories, and Indian tribal organizations to operate home energy assistance programs for needy households.\u00a0 The program receives funding from two sources: contingency funds and regular funds.\u00a0 Contingency funds are allocated to states at the discretion of the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.\u00a0 These funds may be released at any point in the fiscal year to provide additional home energy assistance.\u00a0 Regular funds are allocated in the annual appropriations bill.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=BDB9F5B7-091B-4932-9739-50336F96CF5C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4465182796120644, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}