HEAP is a federally funded program, administered through local counties, that assists income-eligible households in meeting their winter heating costs. The program can support payment for electricity, propane, natural gas, wood, oil, kerosene, coal, or other heating fuels.

Services offered by HEAP:

• Regular heating benefit to supplement a household's annual energy cost
• Emergency heating benefit for households in a heat or heat-related energy emergency
• Furnace repair and/or replacement benefit for home owners with inoperable heating equipment
  

• 3 West Broadway, Oneonta
• The Meadows Office Complex, Cooperstown

Hours of Operation:

• Oneonta Office:
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday (Nov-April)
  • Monday and Wednesday evenings by appointment
• Cooperstown Office:
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Nov-April)

Fees for Service: None

To learn more about HEAP:
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Download an Application here

• Otsego County Department of Social Services
• The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

General Information Links:

• New York State HEAP Office