Income cannot exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Applications can be made through April 30.
Most utility companies have applications, which can be completed and mailed in.
Agencies such as Catholic Charities and Metro CareRing also carry LEAP applications. An estimated 70,000 families could benefit from the first bill to emerge from the 2001 legislative session. Owens had grabbed a plane to Washington earlier in the day to attend presidential inauguration festivities and asked Rogers to sign HB 1107. Owens said the need was so critical that he didn't want to wait until he returned to Colorado next week. Glenn Cooper, director of the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program that will handle the money, said temporary staffers are being added to handle a backlog of more than 12,000 requests and deal with new ones.