Energy Crisis Assistance Program

Are you struggling to make ends meets and need help paying bills? Your local Department of Human Services (DHS) may be able to assist with your heating and cooling bill through the Oklahoma Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). It is a federally funded program that provides financial assistance twice a year to approximately 182,000 low-income households in Oklahoma to help meet the cost of home energy. 

The Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) is a program funded through LIHEAP for those in immediate need of assistance to avoid loss of services with their heating or cooling provider.  ECAP requires a 72 hour cutoff notice, an active cut-off notice with a utility provider, or a written notice from the utility provider for new service establishment or service restoration with the minimum requirement security deposit, carryover old debt, and other fees.

Enrollment begins on Tuesday, March 27th, 2018. Applications can be completed online here or over the phone at (405)487-LIVE (5483). If eligible, payment will only be authorized for the minimum requirement amount to prevent interruption/restore/establish service or fuel delivery.