Sponsor: Community Action

Name of Program: “Walk for Warmth” Chippewa County

Ceiling: $600 maximum per household, higher in special circumstances.

When offered: Available immediately

Details: This funding is available for paying heating bills. Some funds are available for Mackinac County.

Contact: (800) 562-4963, or (906) 643-8595

Sponsor: Community Action

Name of Program: Deliverable Fuel Program

Ceiling: $600 maximum per household (based on last year’s data)

When Offered: End of December 2005, or January 1, 2006

Details: This program can be used to pay for heating oil, propane, or wood costs.

Contact: (800) 562-4963, or (906) 643-8595

Sponsor: Community Action

Name of Program: Needed Fuels Program

Ceiling: $300 per household

When Offered: End of December 2005, or January 1, 2006

Details: This funding can be used to pay for electricity or natural gas bills.

Contact: (800) 562-4963, or (906) 643-8595

Sponsor: Community Action

Name of Program: Homeless Prevention

Ceiling: $300 per household

When Offered: December 1, 2005

Details: This funding can be applied to security deposits or any kind of fuel or utility bill. It can be used to prevent anything which could cause homelessness, such as fixing furnaces, repairing broken windows, thawing out frozen pipes, or any other threat which could lead to people having to vacate their homes. The money could be used by the resident to do repair work, or to hire a professional to do so.

Contact: (800) 562-4963, or (906) 643-8595

Sponsor: Community Action

Name of Program: Weatherization

Ceiling: $1,200 per household

When offered: Currently available.

Details: This funding can be used for caulking; replacing storm doors; insulation for ducts, attics, knee walls, and side-walls; inspections and repairs of furnaces and water heaters; replacement of broken or missing windows; re-glazing and insulating around windows. It is available to homeowners and renters. The funding must be used by licensed, private contractors who work with Community Action.

Contact: (800) 562-4963, or (906) 643-8595

Sponsor: Community Action

Name of Program: Home Rehabilitation Program

Ceiling: $15,000 per household

When Offered: Available Immediately

Details: This funding can help pay for repairing roofs, sidings, windows, and to provide new furnaces and water heaters. Homeowners match 25% of cost. The rest amounts to a low interest loan which the homeowner never pays unless the home is sold. This program is not available to renters. The money must be used to hire licensed, private contractors must do the work

Contact: (800) 562-4963, or (906) 643-8595

Sponsor: Department of Human Services (DHS)

Name of Program: State Emergency Relief (SER)

Ceiling: $550 per household

When Offered: Available Immediately

Details: This funding pays for natural gas, wood, or electricity bills.

Contact: (906) 643-9550

Sponsor: DHS

Name of Program: SER

Ceiling: $850 per household

When Offered: Available Immediately

Details: This funding pays for deliverable fuels such as heating oil, propane, or wood.

Contact: (906) 643-9550

Sponsor: DHS

Name of Program: Emergency Services (ES)

Ceiling: $500. Higher in special circumstances.

When Offered: Available immediately

Details: This program can be used to pay heating bills. ES funding can also be used to pay for transportation to a homeless shelter. ES is designed for people who do not qualify for the SER program sponsored by DHS, or who reach the maximum SER can provided but still need assistance.

Contact: (906) 643-9550

Sponsor: Anishnabek Community Family Services Center (ACFS)

Name of Program: Heating Assistance

Ceiling: Not specified

When Offered: Available immediately through March 31, 2006

Details: This funding can be used to pay for any type of fuel used for household heating. It is offered to members of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Contact: (906) 635-6050

Sponsor: ACFS

Name of Program: Crisis Energy Assistance for Target Households

When Offered: January 2, 2006 to January 31, 2006

Ceiling: Not Specified

Details: This program can be used to pay for any type of fuel used for household heating. It is offered to households with at least one member of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. “Target Households” are homes which include someone 60 years or older, a disabled person, or a child 5 years old or younger.

Contact: (906) 635-6050

Sponsor: ACFS

Name of Program: Crisis Energy Assistance for Non-Target Households

Ceiling: Not specified

When Offered: February 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006

Details: This funding can be used to pay for any type of fuel used for household heating. It is offered to members of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, including members of Non-Target Households.

Contact: (906) 635-6050

Sponsor: ACFS

Name of Program: Weatherization Assistance

Ceiling: Not Specified

When Offered: Immediately through September 30, 2006

Details: This funding can be used to pay for materials for residents who are able to do home repairs themselves, or it can also be used to hire licensed contractors for people not able to do home repairs themselves. It is offered to members of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians who are homeowners residing in the tribal service area. Through the program, members can get windows replaced if the windows are old or broken. Rotten frames can be replaced. Inadequate doors can be replaced. Insulation can be installed.

Contact: (906) 635-6050

Sponsor: Sault Ste. Marie Salvation Army

Name of Program: Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Ceiling: $300 maximum

When offered: End of December, 2005 or January 1, 2006

Details: This program will pay one month’s energy bill for any type of fuel used to heat a home.

Contact: (906) 632-6521