{"id":18095,"date":"2023-10-26T15:40:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T19:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18095"},"modified":"2023-11-30T15:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:43:09","slug":"oregon-awarded-40-2-million-in-federal-funds-for-low-income-home-energy-assistance-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/oregon-awarded-40-2-million-in-federal-funds-for-low-income-home-energy-assistance-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Oreg\u00f3n recibi\u00f3 $40,2 millones en fondos federales para el Programa de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica para Hogares de Bajos Ingresos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/oregon-northwest\/2023\/10\/26\/oregon-awarded-40-2-million-in-federal-funds-for-low-income-home-energy-assistance-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KTVZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, dem\u00f3crata por Oreg\u00f3n, anunciaron el jueves que Oreg\u00f3n recibi\u00f3 $40,2 millones en fondos federales para ayudar a los hogares y tribus de bajos ingresos a pagar las facturas de energ\u00eda, evitar cortes de servicios p\u00fablicos y m\u00e1s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDado que se pronostica que las temperaturas caer\u00e1n cerca o por debajo del punto de congelaci\u00f3n este fin de semana en Oreg\u00f3n, esta asistencia es especialmente oportuna\u201d, dijo Wyden. \u201cEstos fondos federales ayudar\u00e1n a los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n que ya tienen dificultades para elegir entre pagar los servicios p\u00fablicos o los alimentos. Mantener un hogar c\u00e1lido en climas fr\u00edos es crucial, especialmente para hogares con ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os, adultos mayores y personas con discapacidades\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInnumerables familias de Oreg\u00f3n viven de cheque en cheque y luchan por pagar sus facturas mensuales\u201d, dijo Merkley. &quot;La asistencia del programa LIHEAP mantendr\u00e1 c\u00e1lidos los hogares de los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n este invierno y ayudar\u00e1 a aliviar la carga financiera del aumento de los costos de los servicios p\u00fablicos&quot;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Administrado a trav\u00e9s de la Oficina de Servicios Comunitarios de la Administraci\u00f3n para Ni\u00f1os y Familias del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU., este financiamiento de&nbsp;<em>Programa de asistencia energ\u00e9tica para hogares de bajos ingresos (LIHEAP)&nbsp;<\/em>ayuda a los hogares de bajos ingresos a pagar las facturas de calefacci\u00f3n y refrigeraci\u00f3n del hogar, evitar cortes de energ\u00eda, restaurar servicios, realizar reparaciones menores relacionadas con la energ\u00eda y acondicionar los hogares para hacerlos m\u00e1s eficientes energ\u00e9ticamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De los $40,2 millones, LIHEAP financia $38,447,662 al estado, y $639,111 se destinan directamente a Tribes; $1.140.973 proced\u00edan del\u00a0<em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEl programa LIHEAP es absolutamente fundamental para muchos residentes de bajos ingresos de Warm Springs, que enfrentan veranos extremadamente calurosos e inviernos fr\u00edos. Estamos profundamente agradecidos por esta asistencia federal para nuestra membres\u00eda tribal\u201d, dijo el presidente del Consejo Tribal, Jonathan Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las personas interesadas en postularse para LIHEAP pueden visitar\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyhelp.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ayudaenerg\u00e9tica.us<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0o llame gratuitamente a la l\u00ednea directa de Referencia de Asistencia Nacional de Energ\u00eda al 1-866-674-6327.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KTVZ Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon has been awarded $40.2 million in federal funding to help low-income households and Tribes pay for energy bills, prevent utility shut-offs and more.&nbsp; \u201cWith temperatures forecast to drop near or below freezing this weekend in Oregon, this assistance is especially timely,\u201d\u00a0Wyden said.\u00a0\u201cThese federal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oregon awarded $40.2 million in federal funds for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Merkley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/oregon-awarded-40-2-million-in-federal-funds-for-low-income-home-energy-assistance-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oregon awarded $40.2 million in federal funds for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KTVZ Sens. 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