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The Community Energy Improvement Fund is our $5 million commitment to support weatherization, energy efficiency, and cost-saving programs across southwestern Indiana. Small businesses and nonprofits play a vital role in the strength and character of southwestern Indiana, but many operate in older buildings with limited resources to make needed upgrades. Optimize for Good, Optimize for Local, and Optimize for Growth were created to help organizations improve their facilities, reduce energy waste, and build long term stability.
Through matching grants, CenterPoint Energy Foundation will invest in energy efficiency projects that strengthen nonprofit organizations, support the vibrancy of our community, and drive economic growth in key industries. These three programs offer tangible, practical support to help organizations gain greater control over their energy consumption, improve comfort and performance, and continue contributing to the communities and residents who rely on them every day.
Optimize for Local will help southwestern Indiana small businesses, specifically local/independent restaurants and retailers, make energy efficiency improvements to their facilities. Helping these businesses make meaningful improvements to their facilities helps create a tangible and positive presence in the community.
Restaurants and retailers will be selected, through a competitive application and selection process, to receive up to $25,000 in matching grant funding to complete energy efficiency upgrades to help reduce energy waste and improve building performance.
Optimize for Growth will help southwestern Indiana small businesses, specifically industrial businesses like small manufacturers, processors, and fabricators, make energy efficiency improvements to their facilities. Supporting them strengthens the region’s economic engine by focusing resources on companies that can scale, compete, and bring new dollars and opportunities into the community.
Small industrial businesses will be selected, through a competitive application and selection process, to receive up to $25,000 in matching grant funding to complete energy efficiency upgrades to help reduce energy waste and improve building performance.
Optimize for Good will help southwestern Indiana nonprofits make energy efficiency improvements to their facilities. By supporting these upgrades, nonprofits can better manage operating costs by reducing energy waste and focusing limited resources on their vital missions that support our community and the residents who call it home.
Nonprofits will be selected, through a competitive application process, to participate in the cohort-based initiative that provides each organization with a comprehensive facility energy assessment including a report with improvement recommendations. Each organization will also be eligible to receive up to $25,000 in matching grant funding to implement one of the priority projects from their facility assessment to improve efficiency and building performance.
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