Energy Assistance Program - EAP - Kootasca Community Action
822 NE 5th Avenue, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Eligibility
Required documents
Hours
Voice - Call outside of October 1 - May 1 within dates call No Heat Crisis
Voice
Voice - After Hours No Heat Crisis
Languages
English
Interpretation services
English
Application process
Call or walk in
Service area
Itasca County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
Application Process
Description
??- Assists low-income households with heat and electric payments. - Assistance amounts/grants are based on a percentage of the household's heating costs, housing type, size of household, income, and fuel type. ??- Clients can and should call for applications from October - May. Starting in October, applications will be processed in the order in which they were received. The actual money is typically NOT available until November, and is paid out in the order that applications were processed. Depending on the client's situation, having an application in process with Energy Assistance may be enough to avoid a shut-off. - Homeowners with the highest heating costs will be targeted for assistance with weatherization and energy conservation activities in order to reduce their home heating costs. - Assistance amounts/grants are based on a percentage of the household's heating costs, housing type, size of household, income, and fuel type.
Last Assured
09/25/2025
Providing organization
Kootasca Community Action
Private, non-profit agency which administers several services of the Community Action Program for the elderly, children and for qualifying low income families