Maine to receive $36M in early release of federal heating assistance

By: Lauren McCauley

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 402

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Maine is set to receive more than $36 million in federal funding to help low-income households and seniors afford rising fuel costs as nighttime temperatures begin to dip below freezing.

According to a press release from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office on Friday, this will mark one of the earliest releases of funds in the history of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP.

Last year the funding …

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