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Green Municipal Fund – Study: Retrofit or new construction of sustainable affordable housing │Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Open to applications

Value

Grants of up to $250,000 to cover up to 80% of your eligible costs.

Description

We fund studies to support the integration of leading-edge deep energy efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy generation in existing affordable housing retrofit and new build projects.

Eligible Applicants

  • Canadian municipal governments (e.g., towns, cities, regions, districts and local boards thereof)
  • Municipally owned corporations, such as municipal housing service providers; or
  • Non-profit, mission-driven affordable housing providers, including cooperatives.

Eligible Expenses

  • Consulting costs to simply write the GMF application, including inserting information into the Project Workbook, incurred up to 90 days prior to application receipt date (maximum $5,000).
  • Administrative costs that are directly linked to and have been incurred for the project, such as:
    • communication costs (e.g., long-distance calls)
    • permits or certifications required for the project
    • printing or photocopying by outside suppliers
    • acquisition of documents used exclusively for the project
    • document translation
  • Advertising costs essential to communicating the project to the public, as well as project evaluation, such as:
    • fees for advertising development
    • fees for media distribution
    • website development
    • public surveys
  • Rental of tools and equipment related to the project.
  • Costs related to meetings and public gatherings held to communicate the project to the public and collect feedback, such as:
    • facility rental
    • audiovisual equipment rental
  • Fees for professional or technical consultants and contractors.

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-retrofit-new-construction-sustainable-affordable-housing

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Housing, Municipalities, Non-Profit

Location:

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

Tags:

ABmunis, Energy Efficiency, Retrofit

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