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

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