Information only, not financial, tax, legal or safety advice. Program rules and dates change. Apply only through the official program page and confirm your eligibility with the program. No heat? Call 211 or your local agency.

Home › Programs by state › Tennessee

Tennessee: federal home energy rebates, LIHEAP and weatherization status

Status of the federal home energy rebates (HOMES, HEEHR), LIHEAP heating assistance and weatherization in Tennessee, with official links and a last-verified date on each. Only programs we have checked are listed; other programs may exist.

Read this first: Independent information page, not a government site. Rules and dates change, often without notice. Confirm on the official page before you apply or buy anything. Last verified Oct 17, 2026 (ET).

Federal home energy programs in Tennessee: status and dates

Tennessee Home Energy Rebate Programs (HOMES and HEEHR) via TDEC

federal rebate (state-run)

Status: not launched; awaiting full DOE approval

Dates: No launch date

TDEC's Office of Energy Programs says DOE gave Tennessee conditional awards in January 2025 and that before launch Tennessee must receive full DOE approval and an executed agreement, then complete contracting with its implementer, the Tennessee Valley Authority. Funding is not yet available. Allocations: HOMES $83,708,676 and HEEHR $83,390,060. Households can look at TVA EnergyRight rebates (not an IRA program) or the Weatherization Assistance Program in the meantime.

Official source
Last verified: Oct 17, 2026 (ET) · method: page fetched

LIHEAP (Tennessee Housing Development Agency)

LIHEAP

Status: status not confirmed for 2026-27 (THDA page still shows 2025-26 details)

The THDA LIHEAP page we read says applications would be accepted online beginning Nov 1, 2025 for the 2025-2026 program, with assistance amounts of $174 to $750 depending on household energy burden. It did not show 2026-27 dates.

Official source
Last verified: Oct 17, 2026 (ET) · method: page fetched; non-.gov source (Tennessee Housing Development Agency's own site (the state agency that administers LIHEAP and weatherization))

Weatherization Assistance Program (THDA)

weatherization

Status: ongoing through local agencies, based on available funding

THDA is the grantee agency; a network of local community agencies and governments provide weatherization services in Tennessee's 95 counties, based on the availability of funding. Income limits and how to apply were not confirmed.

All states we have checked · How we verify