FFY2014 EAP Annual Training Part 1: Overview; FFY13 Outcomes; FFY14 Outlook

1. FFY2014 EAP Annual Training Part 1: Overview; FFY13 Outcomes; FFY14 Outlook

2. Staff • Kathy Hochreiter • Mark Kaszynski • Jeff Mitchell • Michael Schmitz • Sandra Seemann • Amanuel Asghedom • Ken Benson • Jynell Boulka • Shamiere Bridgeford • Doug Burns • Andrew Grewell

3. Staff • Guests • Brian Swanson • Karen Moe • Dianna Stair • Libby Caulum • Sukumar Puligilla • Eric Boyd • Marilou Cheple • Bill Grant, Deputy Commissioner

4. New Coordinator/Other Staff Introductions • Since last year’s training • Please stand up, tell us your name and what organization you are from • Other Coordinators please offer your time and knowledge

5. Overview of Training Intentions • Program and policy changes • Areas of concern • Not EAP 101 • Crisis refinements • A16 improvements • Improved controls at many levels • Train-the-trainer

6. FFY13 Outcomes

7. FFY13 Outcomes

8. FFY13 Outcomes

9. FFY13 Outcomes

10. FFY13 Outcomes

11. FFY13 Outcomes

12. Energy Burden By County (FFY12)

13. Post- EAP Energy Burden By County (FFY12)

14. EAP Energy Burden Reduction By County (FFY12)

15. EAP Partic- ipation (% of eligible pop.)

16. Funding Gap Between actual funding and total need Based on actual served, actual funding and total need in FFY12

17. Thank You! • Yet another challenging year • PH first Crisis service • Sequestration • “Normal” winter • Snowy winter • Extension of CWR • Thank you

18. FFY14

19. FFY14 LIHEAP funding • At risk • Sequestration • Federal Shutdown • Other program funding issues affect LIHEAP: • Weatherization at great risk • SNAP • Affordable Care Act

20. FFY14 • Last year we were talking about program integrity at both the national and state levels • GAO, HHS, OLA • Efforts related to issues are continuing • Program Integrity • Performance Measures • Baker Tilly report • OLA

21. FFY14 • Continued scrutiny at national and state levels • OLA’s audit of DHS • Many changes we will share with you today and tomorrow reflect the continued need to ensure funds are used properly and accounted for • Documentation

22. FFY14 Funding & Approach FFY 14 Outlook • Can’t predict the funding, timing of the funding, the weather, the economy, demand or fuel prices • What we can predict • Fight over funding • We probably will get less than FFY13 • We probably will not get funds 10/1 • We probably will not know the total FFY14 until we are well into FFY14

23. FFY14 Funding & Approach FFY14 Outlook • Limited options are available to address less money: • Serve less people • Serve people less • Combination of both. • Less funding increases the pressure to ensure accurate benefits are going to eligible households

24. FFY14 Funding & Approach FFY14 Outlook Best Guess • Somewhere between $95 million and $115 million • FFY13 was $109.5 million • Starts and stops • There will be unknowns • Adverse effects of inflation as benefits remain constant

25. FFY13 Outcomes

26. FFY14 Funding & Approach FFY14 Approach

27. FFY14 Subject Matter Experts Six JAD sessions were held in May on policy, procedures, eHEAT and Application improvements. The SME were: • Rachel Bagley • Catherine Fair • Richard Fuchs • Mary Heilman • Marla Lodermeier • Joan Markon • Tammy Stauffer • Judy Steinke • Pam Wild • Scott Zemke

28. FFY14 EAP Policy Manual • FFY14 EAP Policy Manualis on the web • Changes are detailed in “Manual Changes” table • Clarifications/corrections to policies/procedures in the Manual are issued in The Energizer throughout the program year • Changes issued via EZ hold the weight of policy • Printed Manual may not be most accurate • The Manual on the web plusEZs are most accurate

29. Before Money, Money Arrives • You are all aware EAP normally starts FFY before getting funding • During this training you will hear us say ”before money arrives” or “after money arrives” • Because some processes are different ”before money arrives” or “after money arrives” • Unfortunately, we all need to be aware of the differences