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| Red Lake CAP/Weatherization Program PO Box 190 15533 Main Ave Red Lake, Mn 56671 (218)-679-1880 Fax (218)-679-3338 |
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| APPLICATIONS FOR THE REDLAKE 2012 ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN MAILED The Minnesota Department of Commerce has send out applications for the Red Lake Reservation 2012 Energy Assistance Program (EAP) for those that applied last heating season. If you have not received your application, call the Red Lake CAP @679-1880 and one will be mailed to you. Or you can pick up an application at our office. Also, some applications have been sent back to our office due to incorrect mailing address. We need three month income verification from the date the application is signed, receipts of your last fuel (gas, propane) delivery, and your electrical bill. The EAP application must be filled out completed along with the request information, or it may be returned. We will not accept any faxed income verification. If EAP application is left at the office for more than thirty days without all the requested information, it will be denied. If you have any questions, you can call our office at 679-1880 |
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| 2012 MAXIMUM ENERGY ASSISTANCE INCOME GUIDELINES HOUSEHOLD SIZE ANNUAL INCOME 3 MONTH MAXIMUM GUIDELINES 1 $22,386 $5,596 2 $29,274 $7,318 3 $36,162 $9,040 4 $43,050 $10,762 5 $49.937 $12,484 6 $56,825 $14,206 7 $58,117 $14,529 8 $59,408 $14,852 FURNACE REPAIR /REPLACEMENT Energy Related Repair (ERR) benefit is a crisis benefit addressing hazardous and life threatening situations or cases where a home has no heat due to malfunctioning or nonfunctioning heating systems. As a crisis program, response to ERR requests must be immediate and the purchasing process must be expedited. Eligibility The EAP income eligibility process serves as the income eligibility determination process for ERR. ERR funds may serve a household that: - Is currently eligible for EAP assistance, and - Is a homeowner and occupies the home, and - Has a hazardous and life threatening situation, has no heat, or has a malfunctioning heating system ERR is only allowable for primary furnaces. The intention of ERR is to restore heat where there was once heat. In determining the appropriate ERR activity, the Service Provider should assess the structure of the dwelling and how the furnace functions to heat the house. This assessment allows the Service Provider to determine the validity of the ERR event using the intentions and definitions. Examples include: - ERR focuses on the primary furnace and not secondary or back up furnaces unless the secondary furnace is required to resolve a situation where there is no heat or/and is a cost effective solution. - In considering off-peak, back-up or dual furnaces, the Service Provider must determine the extent the dwelling is configured to rely on these systems. - A household may have a secondary furnace that could be used as a primary furnace if the secondary furnace is both a legitimate option to restore heat and is a cost effective alternative. A secondary system can only be replaced as a cost control measure. - Non-traditional furnace may not be replaced with ERR funds if it is redundant or a less expensive traditional furnace is possible. Examples are heat pumps, outdoor biomass furnaces/boilers, radiant floor, and fireplace inserts. - Because most off-peak programs are voluntary, ERR repairs or replaces the primary furnace to restore heat and households are responsible for participation in vendor programs. - ERR is limited to the wiring (dedicated circuit) that connects from the furnace to the service panel or from the furnace to the thermostat. A dwelling must have adequate electrical service to operate the heating system to be repaired or replaced. ERR may not be used for: - Non emergency repairs or replacements - Repairs or a replacement not initiated by the EAP Service Provider - Unoccupied dwellings - If the dwelling currently does not have an installed furnace - Structures not meeting the definition of a “Dwelling Unit” -Rental units |
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The Red lake CAP has been searching for other companies to deliver fuel oil to Reservation residents. The Director has been in contact with CENEX regarding delivery of fuel oil to the Reservation. The Staff at CENEX stated that they would be able to deliver fuel oil. Monday is the day that they will deliver. Tribal members now have a choice of fuel oil vendors to provide fuel oil delivery. The choices are: • Gonvick Oil 487-5816 • Fisher Petroleum 897-5249 • CENEX 751-4260 or 1-800-669-4260 Red Lake CAP has applications for CENEX so that an account can be set up for you. If you have any questions, call our office at 679-3336. |
| STAFF: Ramona R. Desjarlait, Director Beverly Neadeau, Certifier Jodi Johnson, Receptionist Cora Rosebear, Data Entry Merri Jo Sayers, Data Entry |