Lt. Governor Becky Skillman announced the availability of $4.5 million in competitive grants for energy efficiency upgrades. Indiana small businesses, health care facilities, institutions of higher education and non profit agencies are all eligible to apply for the grants. The program will make grants up to $100,000 for any energy efficiency retrofit project available with a 50% local match.
The grants are part of the Indiana Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus package that came to Indiana from the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE). It is administered by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED).
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