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What is LEAP?

The Colorado LEAP program is a federally funded state-supervised, county-administered system and is designed to assist with your winter heating costs. The LEAP Program eligibility period runs from November 1st through April 30th.

The LEAP Program is closed for the summer season. The 2010 - 2011 program year begins November 1, 2010. If you need heating assistance while LEAP is closed, please contact HEAT HELP at 1-866-432-8435.

Crisis Intervention Program: The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) operates year-round and provides assistance with your home's primary heating source such as a furnace. You must be eligible for basic LEAP to qualify for CIP. Applications are available at county LEAP offices.

How Do I Report Fraud?

CDHS Audit Division

What is the status of my LEAP application?

If you have questions or we can be of further assistance, please send us an email

The Telephone Assistance Program (Lifeline):

Lifeline is a program that the Colorado Department of Human Services provides eligibility verification to telecommunication agencies only. LITAP is only available from the participating local telephone company that provides service in your area if your existing telephone company participates in the program and if you currently are active in one or more of the following state programs:

Old Age Pension benefits (OAP)
Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND)
Aid to the Blind (AB)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Colorado Works/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

If you are not on one of the above programs you will not qualify for the telephone discount. Participation in a Federal program alone, such as Social Security, does not make you eligible for Lifeline. Please ask your telecommunications provider if they participate in the telephone discount program before you contact the number below. Not all telecommunications providers will offer the telephone discount.

If you have a cell phone for your primary phone service, check with your provider to see if they participate in the telephone assistance program.

How do I apply for the Telephone Assistance Program?

Or call toll-free 1-800-782-0721.

If you have questions or we can be of further assistance, please send us an email

Colorado Department of Human Services 1575 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 Tel: 303.866.5700 Fax: 303.866.4047

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