Indiana OED is committed to offering grant and funding programs for the benefit of Hoosier citizens, communities, and businesses in support Indiana’s energy policies and priorities. Our programs span a suite of opportunities across all sectors and energy technologies. You can find a variety of funding options from planning stages, such as developing energy plans and conducting energy audits, to infrastructure deployment, such as energy efficiency improvements, installation of alternative and advanced energy technologies, and installation of grid resilience measures.
OED's financial assistance aims to provide an efficient and effective process for all applicants and recipients. To find out more about our initiatives, please click on one of the program links in the table below.
Funded by federal legislation and administered through the U.S. Department of Energy, the State of Indiana will receive approximately $182 million in home energy rebates to assist Hoosiers in reducing the cost of energy by improving the energy efficiency of their homes through qualified energy efficiency upgrades, retrofits, and high-efficiency appliances.
The Home Energy Rebate programs consist of the two separate and distinct energy efficiency-related programs, but OED will administer them jointly to maximize impact to Hoosiers. They are expected to become available to Hoosiers in Fall 2024. The timing is subject to change based upon the progress of developing the full program applications and receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Indiana Office of Energy Development is undertaking a comprehensive planning, design, and implementation process that will include public stakeholder input. The US DOE has also established a website for information on these rebate programs. See OED’s webpage for more information.
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Questions about home energy rebates may directed to rebates@oed.in.gov.
Type | Title | Eligible Applicants | Purpose | Availability Status | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Empowering Energy Partnerships in Indiana Communities (EPIC) | Non-profit organizations, For-profit entities, Institutions of higher education, and Local units of government | To support community-based energy priorities that support comprehensive and impactful solutions with a focus on developing and enhancing partnerships. | March 4, 2024 | June 30, 2024 |
| Grant | Contractor Training Grant (Training for Residential Energy Contractors, or TREC, program) | Residential energy efficiency and electrification contractors | Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) program. The goal of the program is to train, test, and certify residential energy efficiency and electrification contractors. The Indiana OED is partnering with DWD to develop and implement efforts that will prepare contractors and their employees to bring energy efficient technologies into homes. | TBD - Anticipated Q1, 2024 | TBD |
| Loan | Indiana Energy Efficiency Fund (RLF Program) | Commercial, Residential | To institute funding through loans and grants for commercial and residential energy audits, upgrades, and retrofits to increase energy efficiency, physical comfort, and air quality of existing building infrastructure. | Anticipated Q2, 2024 | Rolling once open |
| Rebate | Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) | Residential | Rebates for single-family and multi-family households for whole-home retrofits with at least 20% energy savings. | Anticipated Mid-to late 2024 | TBD |
| Rebate | Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) | Residential | Rebates for low- and moderate- income single-family and multi-family households to purchase high-efficiency equipment. | Anticipated Mid-2024 | TBD |
| Grant | Community Energy Security Planning Grant (State Energy Program) | County governments, Towns, Cities, Regional Planning Organizations, or Nonprofits working on behalf of communities | The funding opportunity allows for efforts to develop, enhance, and implement local energy security planning to ensure more reliable and resilient energy infrastructure. An energy security plan will identify, assess, and mitigate risks to energy infrastructure and to plan for, respond to, and recover from events that disrupt energy supply. | Closed | Closed |
| RFS | Home Energy Rebates Contractor | To assist in the program planning and design outlining the approach to deployment, and program implementation, coordination, and administration of the Home Energy Rebate programs (HOMES, HEAR). | Closed | Closed | |
| RFP | Indiana-Focused Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Study (State Energy Program) | To conduct an Indiana-specific study in order to better understand SMR technology, the benefits and drawbacks of its deployment, and its applicability to the state. | Closed | Closed | |
| Grant | Grid Resilience Program (IIJA 40101(d) Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid) | Electric utilities | Improve resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events through physical upgrades, incorporating technology, and analyses. Workforce development necessary to achieve improvements is also supported. | Closed | Closed |
| Grant | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG Program) | Units of Government | To assist governments in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency. | Closed | Closed |
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