Through the Thriving Nonprofits initiative, cohort members received free energy assessments of their facilities and matching grants to complete building upgrades designed to reduce each organization’s operating costs
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Ways to reduce energy use and lower utility bills this winter
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Today, the City of Indianapolis's Office of Sustainability announced how it distributed $2.5 million in federal funding to support energy efficiency in Indianapolis. $500,000 was directed toward Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP) to upgrade roughly 39 failing HVAC units to energy efficient models in an affordable senior housing building, William Penn Commons. The Office also distributed $2 million to capitalize lending operations at the Indiana Energy Independence Fund (IEIF), the state's nonprofit green bank helping Hoosiers lower energy costs in their homes and buildings.
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Today, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability and IFF announced the inaugural cohort of Thriving Nonprofits, a new initiative funded by the McKinney Family Foundation designed to help Marion County nonprofits improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and reduce operating costs. The Office of Sustainability and IFF selected ten organizations to participate in the initiative. Each will receive a free energy assessment of their facility and matching grants of up to $10,000 to facilitate building upgrades that reduce energy usage and monthly utility bills.
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Today, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability and IFF announced the launch of Thriving Nonprofits , a new initiative designed to help Marion County nonprofits improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and reduce operating costs. Funded by the McKinney Family Foundation, Thriving Nonprofits will provide free energy assessments and matching grants of up to $10,000 to up to 15 mission-driven organizations within the county. IFF's Real Estate Solutions team will conduct the energy assessments, and grant money can be used to facilitate building upgrades that reduce energy usage and monthly utility bills.
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Indianapolis building owners and facilities managers of structures 50,000 square feet or larger can attend free, guided workshops where they can learn how to begin tracking their utility data in the free ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager software program. The three in-person workshops, referred to as "Data Jams," are hosted by the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability with technical support provided by the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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