CITGO program continues…with income guidelines

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced this week that they are continuing their partnership with the CITGO Petroleum Corporation in offering free home heating fuel to tribal members this winter. However, this year income guidelines have been established.

Applicants for the CITGO fuel are required to fall within a 60 percent of the state’s median income guidelines, outlined in the Low Income Heating Assistance Program’s (LIHEAP) guidelines. Tribal members who wish to receive the CITGO fuel must present a LIHEAP approval letter.

This year’s CITGO fuel allotment is a one-time delivery of 100 gallons of fuel oil, kerosene or propane. The program is only open to registered members of the SRMT and only to members residing with the SRMT’s jurisdiction (southern portion of Akwesasne.)

As with the tribe’s other fuel assistance programs, only suppliers who are licensed by the SRMT’s Compliance Department are eligible to provide the fuel to individual homes. Applicants must submit an invoice or statement from their fuel provider.

Applications will be available starting Monday March 21, 2011 at the SRMT Compliance Department on a first-come first-serve basis as the award is limited and may be allocated until the allocation is completely awarded to eligible applicants.

Please call the Tribe’s Compliance Office at 518-358-2272 ext. 243 for answers to any questions regarding this program.