Rapid Response Data Briefing: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Did you know that HHS's Administration for Children and Families has proposed removing reporting requirements related to sex, race, and ethnicity from the Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)? The Federal Register Notice—accepting public comments until June 8, 2026—offers an important opportunity to weigh in on these changes. In this Rapid Response Data Briefing, speakers explain what's in LIHEAP, why it’s important, the risks it’s facing, and how you can support this essential dataset. View post-event resources here: https://dataindex.us/events/Rapid-Res...) Speakers: Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors Association Meeta Anand, Senior Director of Census & Data Equity, The Leadership Conference Education Fund Beth Jarosz, Vice President, Association of Public Data Users Meghan Maury, former Senior Advisor for Data Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Denice Ross, former US Chief Data Scientist and Director of Federal Data Policy, Federation of American Scientists (moderator) This Rapid Response Data Briefing is brought to you by dataindex.us, Association of Public Data Users, Population Reference Bureau, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. 0:00 Introduction 2:08 What’s in LIHEAP 5:35 Why it’s Important 10:36 Risks It’s Facing 15:34 How You Can Support This Essential Dataset 20:31 Q&A