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Green Municipal Fund – Accelerating community energy systems | Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

February 21, 2025

Value

$200,000; Grant up to 50% of eligible costs.

Description

Grants, peer learning and expert guidance to help you advance community energy systems (CES) in your municipality.

We fund studies that:

  • identify, evaluate and prioritize opportunity areas for low-carbon community energy systems (CES), (including renewable energy and district heating and cooling systems); and,
  • assess and develop mechanisms to support implementation.

Eligible Applicants

The following organizations are eligible for GMF funding:

  • Canadian municipal governments (e.g., towns, cities, regions, districts, and local boards)
  • Municipally owned corporations (e.g., a municipal utility)
  • An Indigenous community is an eligible lead applicant if they are partnering with a Canadian municipal government on an eligible project, or if they have a shared service agreement with a Canadian municipal government related to municipal infrastructure, climate change or adaptation.

Eligible Expenses

Preference will be given to initiatives that:

  • have the potential to lead to significant GHG reductions
  • benefit from strong support from political leaders, senior municipal staff, the local community, and implementation partners (e.g., utilities, developers, landowners)
  • are supported by at least one of the following: an official plan, a secondary plan, a community energy plan or a climate action plan (or their equivalent)
  • are led by a multidisciplinary team, representing key departments (e.g., planning, sustainability, finance, energy, climate, land development, operations, facilities)
  • are conducted in collaboration with key implementation partners (e.g., utilities, developers, landowners)
  • are conducted in collaboration with equity-deserving groups or with an Indigenous community
  • demonstrate a strong integration of multi-solving approaches such as:
    • maximizing environmental and socio-economic benefits (e.g., increased housing supply and diversity, supporting transit-oriented development, fostering the creation of compact, complete neighbourhoods)
    • advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and Reconciliation objectives
    • increasing climate resilience

Deadline Date

The application deadline is February 21, 2025.

Contact

Contact Name: Outreach team

Phone Number: 1-877-417-0550

E-mail Address: gmfinfo@fcm.ca

Website: https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/funding/accelerating-community-energy-systems

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Indigenous, Municipalities

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

ABmunis, Climate Change, Infrastructure

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