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LIHEAP FundingFY 2009 LIHEAP, WAP and CSBG BudgetsHR 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, was signed by President Bush on September 30. It provides FY 2009 LIHEAP funding of $5.1 billion, the highest in the program’s history and nearly double FY 2008 funding of $2.6 billion. Of the total, $4.509 billion has been distributed through the regular block grant program and $590 million was distributed as emergency contingency funds. The Act also provided $450 million in funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program, compared to $227.2 million for FY 2008. The WAP also received $5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the economic stimulus bill) in February. The Community Services Block Grant received $1 billion under the stimulus bill,as well as $700 million through the regular appropriations process.
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