CAECI Community Action of East Central Indiana, Inc.

ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps families and individuals that meet the income guidelines (150% of Poverty) with the high cost of home heating during the winter months. The Energy Assistance Program provides households with a ONE-TIME winter benefit for their energy bills. Each household needs to be responsible for their own energy costs and should pay as much as possible throughout the year.  A past due bill or disconnection notice is not required to receive assistance.  The program usually runs from the first week of November through the end of May, or when funds have run out.

Crisis applicants, those households that have their utilities shut off, who will be shut off within 48 hours or who use bulk fuel and are out or about to be, do not need to make an appointment. In Wayne County, the first ten (10) Crisis applicants signed in before 10:00 am each morning will be seen while in Fayette County, the first five (5) before 10:00 am are seen. Those not in a Crisis situation should contact their respective County office to make an appointment. No EAP application can be started until all of the required information has been provided.

                        Contact us for Mail-in applications if you are elderly or disabled.

 Electric credits or air conditioners may be provided to qualifying households in the summer. The Summer Fill program also operates during this time period. With the Summer Fill program, applicants receive home heating fuel based on their regular winter EAP application and matrix. Only those persons who did not apply during the winter program need to complete a full application. The cooling portion of the program usually runs from the first of June through the end of September.