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Green Municipal Fund – Study: Assess options for a local home-energy upgrade financing program | Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM):

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Value

$175,000 Grants of up to $175,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.

Description

Explore and assess options for a financing program for home energy upgrades that can achieve triple-bottom-line benefits within your community.

Eligible Applicants

All Canadian municipal governments; Municipal partners applying in partnership with a municipal government.

The following entities are not eligible to receive funds directly:

  • Homeowners
  • Federal government entities and any organizations established by those entities
  • Provincial and territorial government entities and any corporation that they own or control

Eligible Expenses

Your study should include one or more of the following elements:

  • A baseline assessment of a community’s housing stock and energy upgrade potential, including:
    • Assessing building types, energy use profiles and opportunities for energy upgrades to support GHG emissions reductions
    • Assessing the potential uptake for energy efficiency and renewable energy in terms of the number of anticipated projects and level of investment required
    • Projecting the local benefits that could be achieved from energy upgrades (e.g., energy cost savings for residents, energy and GHG reductions, water savings, etc.)
  • An analysis of how financing may address:
    • Homeowner barriers to energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades (e.g., high upfront cost, split incentives, information gaps)
    • Homeowner barriers to participation in existing efficiency programs, such as those offered by a utility company or regional efficiency agency
  • An evaluation of available financing models within the context of municipal law, including the feasibility of establishing PACE-enabling legislation, or another innovative financing instrument, in a given province or territory
  • Engagement with key municipal and external stakeholders on shared goals for a local program

Deadline Date

Applications are accepted year round, though this offer will close when all funding has been allocated.

Contact

Contact Name: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Phone Number: 1-877-417-0550

E-mail Address: gmfinfo@fcm.ca

Website: https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/funding/study-assess-options-local-home-energy-upgrade-financing-program

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