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Oregon Department of Energy – Community Heat Deployment Program

We exist to empower low and moderate-income individuals and families of Harney and Malheur Counties.

We provide education and counseling, skills development, and access to community resources that help create self-sufficiency.

The OERAP program can serve renter households that have incomes less than 80% of Area Median Income who meet the following conditions:

Individual(s) in the household has qualified for unemployment benefits or has experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or has experienced other financial hardship due directly or indirectly to the coronavirus outbreak; and
Individual(s) in the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability evidenced by a past due utility or rent notice.