The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability announced recipients of its new Thriving Nonprofits program, designed to help local nonprofits reduce operating costs by improving energy efficiency.

Nonprofits in Indianapolis can now apply for energy assistance from the Office of Sustainability.

Indianapolis is among the worst in the country for energy efficiency, according to the report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Transportation is a main factor contributing to Indianapolis’s low score as it makes up about third of the city’s total carbon emissions.

An event at Willard Park on the city’s Near Eastside marked the planting of the 30,000th tree, meeting the city’s goal two years ahead of time.