To request an application please call (218) 751-4631 or download the application. Spanish and Large Print applications are available upon request.

Mail your completed application, along with income verification and current utility bills to:  

   BI-CAP, ATTN:  Energy Assistance Program, 
   P.O. Box 579, Bemidji, MN 56619

You can also drop off your application at your BI-CAP Office in Bemidji or Walker. Please remember that our new Bemidji office location is 6603 Bemidji Avenue North.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligibility guidelines change yearly. The following are income guidelines for the 2012-2013 program year. The Current program year runs from Oct. 1st, 2012 through May 31st, 2013. Applications will be available through May 31st 2013.

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps income eligible households with paying a portion of their home heating costs.

• Households who are at or below 50 percent of the state median income are eligible
• Size of grant is based on household size, income, fuel type and energy usage
• Federally funded through U.S Department of Human Services
• Funds are available for renters or homeowners

SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Grants are sent directly to energy vendors
• Consumer education on using home heating energy efficiently and safely
• Advocate with energy suppliers and human service providers on behalf of consumers
• Crisis help for utility disconnections or necessary fuel deliveries
• Emergency heating system repair or replacement

State of Minnesota Department of Energy – www.energy.mn.gov

Households that are eligible for the current years Energy Assistance Program  and are in an emergency situation such as utility shutoff notice or non-delivery of fuel, and with less than 20% in your fuel tank, you may be eligible for some additional assistance. 

Please call our office at 1-800-332-7161 to apply.

The Energy Related Repair Program is available to homeowners who experience a life threatening situation or a no-heat emergency. Assistance can be used for emergency heating system repair or replacement. (Rental units do not qualify.)

This program is for homeowners who are eligible for the current Energy Assistance Program that addresses safety or no heat problems due to malfunctioning or non-functioning heating system.    Please call our office at 1-800-332-7161 to apply.