Lafayette is one of eight cities in the country receiving a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The money provides free neighborhood design consultation next year.
The goal is to give Lafayette tools to be Greener and more efficient with its infrastructure development and policy making.
Mayor Tony Roswarski says the city has taken key steps in protecting the environment and the grant will help it go above and beyond.
Throughout the next six months, four sustainability experts will do studies and provide recommendations on how the city can go Greener.
The experts will make several three-day visits to compile the information and focus mostly on the Historic Centennial Neighborhood.
The long term goal is to establish practices that reduce costs to government and residents.