Help your community organization access solar energy and improve energy efficiency! The Energy Assistance and Solar Savings Initiative (EASSI) provides subsidized energy assessments, grants, and low-interest loans.
Donor Name: City of South Bend
State: Indiana
City: South Bend
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,500 to $10,000
Details:
Efficiency Project Examples
- Solar panel installation
- HVAC replacement
- EnergyStar appliance upgrades (refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.)
- Lighting upgrades
- Water heater upgrade
- Air/duct sealing
- Insulation/weatherization
- Window replacement
Funding Information
The minimum loan amount IFF will finance is $5,000. Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000 per organization and will not exceed 50% of total project costs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Efficiency projects must occur within South Bend city limits to qualify for EASSI.
- The following types of organizations are eligible:
- nonprofits
- schools
- nonprofit early childhood education centers
- public libraries
- medical facilities
- grocery stores
- churches/houses of worship
- Churches and other faith-based nonprofits are eligible for the City of South Bend-funded energy audit and grant so long as those organizations are considered to be tax-exempt, are located within South Bend city limits, and have a qualifying project. Please reach out to them to learn more about IFF’s restrictions around lending to churches and faith-based nonprofits.
- Organizations that are interested in solar projects will be given priority for the Spring Cohort as the state’s net metering policy changes on July 1, 2022.
For more information, visit Energy Assistance and Solar Savings Initiative.