Agenda 02/11/2025 Item #16D 4 (MOU for the Agricultrual and Labor Program, Inc. as the provider of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Collier County)2/11/2025
Item # 16.D.4
ID# 2025-238
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc. as the
provider of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Collier County for the Emergency Home Energy
Assistance Program to coordinate referrals and prevent duplication of benefits. (Human Services Grant Fund 1837)
OBJECTIVE: To provide home energy assistance aid to elders in the event of a home energy heating or cooling
emergency while furthering the County’s strategic plan by providing access to health, wellness, and human services.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Community and Human Services Division’s Services for Seniors Program (CCSS) has been
providing support to Collier County’s frail and elderly citizens for over thirty (30) years through the grant programs.
EHEAP provides assistance for home energy emergencies to qualified, low-income households with at least one (1)
person sixty (60) years of age or older. The County as the Lead Agency is responsible to respond to seniors needs and
manage the spending authority for Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP). As the fiscal agent for the
EHEAP program, the County is required to partner with Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc (ALPI), who is the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provider for Collier County. The LIHEAP helps keep families
safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs.
The EHEAP grant was accepted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 22, 2021, Agenda Item #16D.10 and
expires June 30, 2025. The grantor agency, Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Florida (AASWFL) is requesting
CCSS, as the EHEAP lead agency, enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the ALPI. On occasion it may be
necessary to refer persons to ALPI, the LIHEAP provider. This MOU with ALPI allows for the necessary referrals
between the participating agencies and coordination of services to prevent duplication of benefits to participants.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding from the AAASWFL is available in Human Services Grant Fund (1837), Project
33756.There is no new fiscal impact associated with this action.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no Growth Management impact associated with this Item.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to form and
legality and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATIONS: To approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.
as the provider of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Collier County for the Emergency Home Energy
Assistance Program, to coordinate referrals and prevent duplication of benefits. (Human Services Grant Fund 1837)
PREPARED BY: Joshua Thomas, Grants Coordinator I, Community and Human Services Division
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2024 LIHEAP-EHEAP MOU-ALPI CAO Stamp
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