The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a federally funded program that assists high-energy burdened, low-income households with the costs of heating and cooling their homes. LIHEAP helps clients stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer through the Home Energy and Crisis Energy Assistance Program. Home energy funds are provided once per calendar year and are based on the client’s gross income and household size. Priority target groups include: age 60 or over, and/or persons with a disability, and/or at least with one child under 5 (five) in the home. Clients must meet household income guidelines and earn no more than 150% of the federal poverty level. Clients can receive a payment on their utility account ranging from $150-$475. Crisis funding is determined when a client is in danger of having their utility service terminated due to unforeseen circumstances. A payment is provided up to $600, in the amount necessary to keep the electricity on or to restore it if needed. EOC provides LIHEAP services in Indian River and Okeechobee Counties.