D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3601
Sections 3601 through 3620 and the applicable definitions in § 3699 provide the purposes, process, eligibility criteria, benefit and payment guidance, and appeal procedures for the Department's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Program).
The Department may execute contracts, grants, and agreements as necessary to carry out the Program.
The Department's application and use of LIHEAP funds shall adhere to the requirements of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 893; 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621 et seq.).
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to mean that a benefit provided through this Program is an entitlement, continuing or otherwise.
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to mean that an energy assistance benefit is a grant subject to 1 DCMR §§ 5000 et seq. or the City-Wide Grants Manual and Sourcebook, and neither a notice to a person of a determination that is made pursuant to this chapter, nor the determination itself, shall be governed by their provisions.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3601