Kiowa Tribe · ELDER CARE
Kiowa AOA Utility Cut-Off Assistance
One-time annual assistance for elders facing a utility cut-off. It covers water, gas, low propane, or electricity, and only for accounts under a cut-off notice. The check is made payable to the utility company. The AOA states this is “a one-time annual service and not a one-time utility annual service” and reserves the right to verify the date of last assistance.
Who's eligible
Any Enrolled Tribal Member
The elder must reside within the Kiowa AOA service area and must provide a tribal identification card or a document verifying enrollment in a federally recognized tribe — any tribe, not Kiowa citizens only. A cut-off notice must be submitted along with the utility bill and account number, plus other documentation verifying and confirming residence. Qualified elder participants are 60 or older; non-Indian spouses of a qualified elder, spouses 59 or younger whose spouse is a qualified participant, handicapped individuals residing with a qualified elder, and caregivers who reside with or assist handicapped elders may also participate. Assistance depends on funding availability, and the AOA does not otherwise pay an elder's personal bills or debts.
Where it's offered
Regional
The AOA service area is described by landmarks rather than counties and cannot be mapped to a county list: it "extends from 5 miles east of Carnegie, Oklahoma, with the Botone Church as our eastern boundary, stretching southward to Meers, Oklahoma. The western edge of the Kiowa AOA Service area is the Kiowa County line and North to the northern edge of the Caddo county line." The program states this assistance is for elders residing within that area.
How to apply
Call the AOA at 405-901-9231 or email AOA@kiowatribe.org. Submit the cut-off notice together with the utility bill and account number, documentation verifying residence, and a tribal ID card or document verifying enrollment in a federally recognized tribe. The check is issued to the utility company, not the elder. Mailing address: PO Box 369, Carnegie, OK 73015.
Phone Email
Contact
Phone: 405-901-9231
Email: AOA@kiowatribe.org
Last verified against the official source on 2026-09-04.