Grants and Loans available for Near-East Side homes for Energy Efficiency
Better Buildings is a grant program – $1,500 for homes and $2,000 for businesses – for energy efficiency updates in the NESCO area. It’s federal money administered by the City of Indianapolis and IAD. There is also a program for low interest loans.

The program was featured in the March neighborhood newsletter and a representative from IAD was at the March Emerson Heights neighborhood meeting to explain the program.

The grant is available for property owners or renters in the NESCO area and doesn’t have income guidelines.
Improvement/Retrofits include the following:

• Installation of insulation
• Installation of efficient lighting
• Heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC)
• High-efficiency shower/faucet upgrades
• Weather sealing
• The purchase and installation of ENERGY STAR appliances

It includes an energy assessment to help prioritize improvements. The City has qualified contractors who do all of the work.

Virtually every home in Emerson Heights would benefit from this program – please take advantage of it! Every dollar that we don’t spend on heating and cooling our homes is money that we can spend on fixing them up or on other necessities.


Please fill out the pre-application before April 15th, 2011 and send it in to the address at the bottom of the application.

For more information call:

Indy‐east Asset Development
2236 East 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201
Phone: 808‐2318 or 808‐2308
Better Buildings Website