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.
Join our Rapid Response Data Briefing to learn what's in LIHEAP, why it’s important, the risks it’s facing, and how you can support this essential dataset.
Register here for the webinar on Thursday, June 4, 2026, from 1:30-2 PM ET.
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)