diff --git a/src/registrar/views/index.py b/src/registrar/views/index.py
index 3c0f7c723..0a682b855 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/index.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/index.py
@@ -9,41 +9,21 @@ def index(request):
     """This page is available to anyone without logging in."""
     context = {}
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
-        # Let's exclude the approved applications since our
-        # domain_applications context will be used to populate
-        # the active applications table
-        applications = DomainApplication.objects.filter(creator=request.user).exclude(status="approved")
-
         
-        valid_statuses = [DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.STARTED, DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.WITHDRAWN]
-
-        # Create a placeholder DraftDomain for each incomplete draft
-        deletable_applications = applications.filter(status__in=valid_statuses, requested_domain=None)
-        for application in applications:
-            if application in deletable_applications:
-                created_at = application.created_at.strftime("%b. %d, %Y, %I:%M %p UTC")
-                _name = f"New domain request ({created_at})"
-                default_draft_domain = DraftDomain(
-                    name=_name,
-                    is_complete=False
-                )
-
-                application.requested_domain = default_draft_domain
-
-        # Pass the final context to the application
+        # Get all domain applications the user has access to
+        applications, deletable_applications  = _get_applications(request)
         context["domain_applications"] = applications
 
-        user_domain_roles = UserDomainRole.objects.filter(user=request.user)
-        domain_ids = user_domain_roles.values_list("domain_id", flat=True)
-        domains = Domain.objects.filter(id__in=domain_ids)
-
+        # Get all domains the user has access to
+        domains = _get_domains(request)
         context["domains"] = domains
 
         # Determine if the user will see applications that they can delete
         has_deletable_applications = deletable_applications.exists()
         context["has_deletable_applications"] = has_deletable_applications
-        if has_deletable_applications:
 
+        # If they can delete applications, add the delete button to the context
+        if has_deletable_applications:
             # Add the delete modal button to the context
             modal_button = (
                 '<button type="submit" '
@@ -53,3 +33,37 @@ def index(request):
             context["modal_button"] = modal_button
 
     return render(request, "home.html", context)
+
+def _get_applications(request):
+    """Given the current request, 
+    get all DomainApplications that are associated with the UserDomainRole object.
+
+    Returns a tuple of all applications, and those that are deletable by the user.
+    """
+    # Let's exclude the approved applications since our
+    # domain_applications context will be used to populate
+    # the active applications table
+    applications = DomainApplication.objects.filter(creator=request.user).exclude(status="approved")
+
+    # Create a placeholder DraftDomain for each incomplete draft
+    valid_statuses = [DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.STARTED, DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.WITHDRAWN]
+    deletable_applications = applications.filter(status__in=valid_statuses, requested_domain=None)
+    for application in applications:
+        if application in deletable_applications:
+            created_at = application.created_at.strftime("%b. %d, %Y, %I:%M %p UTC")
+            _name = f"New domain request ({created_at})"
+            default_draft_domain = DraftDomain(
+                name=_name,
+                is_complete=False
+            )
+
+            application.requested_domain = default_draft_domain
+
+    return (applications, deletable_applications)
+
+def _get_domains(request):
+    """Given the current request, 
+    get all domains that are associated with the UserDomainRole object"""
+    user_domain_roles = UserDomainRole.objects.filter(user=request.user)
+    domain_ids = user_domain_roles.values_list("domain_id", flat=True)
+    return Domain.objects.filter(id__in=domain_ids)