Mountain CAP

Neighbor to Neighbor Program

Assistance Program for American Electric Power

To Qualify:

• Accountholder must be at least 18 years old and is a member of the household.
• Must have a termination notice for residential AEP electric bill or service already cut off.  (Note:  Your account is not in termination status if you have recently made a payment arrangement.)
• Total account balance (not termination amount) must be at least $100.00.
• Total gross monthly income for all member of household must be at or below 150% Federal Poverty Income Guideline (below).
• Sincere Effort of Payment – Must have made payment(s) of at least $100.00 ($75.00 for those 62 and older) in past 3 months.  Cannot be payment from an assistance agency.
• Must have applied for Crisis Assistance (January to mid-March) or Cooling Assistance (Mid-June to Mid-August) at the local Department Social Services prior to applying for Neighbor-to-Neighbor assistance (if applicable).

150% Federal Poverty Income Guideline

(Effective until January 31, 2025)

# Persons in Household                            Monthly Income

 1                                                                     $1,882.50

2                                                                     $2,555.00

3                                                                     $3,227.50

4                                                                     $3,900.00

5                                                                     $4,572.50

6                                                                     $5,245.00

7                                                                     $5,917.50

8                                                                     $6,590.00

Each Additional Person add                         $672.50

Documentation Required:

• Acceptable Proof of Income for all members of household for last 30 days.
• Acceptable Proof of Sincere Effort of Payment.
• Termination Notice
• SOCIAL SECURITY CARD for accountholder.
• Completed Mountain CAP Intake (paper intake or online through Client Portal on our website www.mountaincap.org)
• Date applied for Crisis/Cooling Assistance at the local Department of Social Services.

Important Notes

• Completing an application does not guarantee grant approval.
• Neighbor to Neighbor will not assist with security deposit or connection/reconnection fees, only usage.
• Maximum Neighbor to Neighbor grant is up to $300.00.  Any amount over the maximum grant of $300.00 must be paid prior to applying for assistance from Neighbor to Neighbor.
• Once Neighbor to Neighbor application has been submitted it may take 24 – 48 hours before we received approval/denial notification.