Funding opportunities (original) (raw)
Tree planting
Funding for ambitious and equitable tree planting projects
Maximum Award
- Funding for up to 50%* of eligible costs
- Up to a maximum of $10 million** in project funding
- Up to a maximum of $1 million** in infrastructure activity funding
Capital project: Retrofit of existing municipal buildings
Available funding: Retrofit a municipal building or portfolio of municipal buildings for higher energy performance and significant GHG emissions reduction.
Maximum Award
- Combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs.
- Combined grant and loan up to a maximum of $10 million.
- Grant up to 20%** of total loan amount.
Note: The grant contribution is determined as a function of the loan and cannot be separated.
Capital project: Construction of new sustainable municipal and community buildings
Available funding: Commission and construct a new high-efficiency municipal or community building.
Maximum Award
- Combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs.
- Combined grant and loan up to a maximum of $10 million.
- Grant up to 15%** of total loan amount.
- Additional 5% grant available if the project involves the remediation of a brownfield site.
Note: The grant contribution is determined as a function of the loan and cannot be separated.
Study: Retrofit pathway for municipal buildings
Available funding: Outline the design of a proposed retrofit of an existing municipal building or portfolio of existing municipal buildings.
Maximum Award
Grant for up to 50%* of eligible costs.
Up to a maximum of 65,000forasinglebuilding,upto65,000 for a single building, up to 65,000forasinglebuilding,upto200,000 for multiple buildings.
Capital project: Organic Waste-to-Energy
Available funding: Construct, commission and begin operation of an organic waste-to-energy system.
Maximum Award
- Combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs
- Combined grant and loan up to a maximum of $10 million
- Grant up to 15%* of the loan amount
- Additional 5% grant available if the project involves the remediation of a brownfield site.
Note: The grant contribution is determined as a function of the loan and cannot be separated
Capital project: Municipal Fleet Electrification
Available funding: Drive a partial or complete transition of your municipal and/or transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles.
Maximum Award
- Combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs
- Combined grant and loan up to a maximum of $10M
- Grant for up to 15%** of loan amount
Note: The grant contribution is determined as a function of the loan and cannot be separated
Capital project: Net-Zero Transformation
Available funding: Deploy a full scale best-in-class GHG reduction solution.
Maximum Award
- Combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs
- Combined grant and loan to a maximum of $10M
- Grant up to 15%** of the total loan amount
- Additional 5% grant available if the project involves the remediation of a brownfield site
Note: The grant contribution is determined as a function of the loan and cannot be separated
Capital project: Community Energy Systems
Available funding: Construct, commission and rapidly deploy a community energy system.
Maximum Award
- Combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs.
- Combined grant and loan up to a maximum of $10 million.
- Grant up to 15%** of project costs.
Additional 5% grant available if the project involves the remediation of a brownfield site.
Note: The grant contribution is determined as a function of the loan and cannot be separate.
Study: GHG reduction pathway feasibility
Determine the best approach to integrating energy and GHG reductions into longer-term management plans.
Maximum Award
Single building: Grant for a maximum of $65,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.
Portfolio of buildings: Grant for a maximum of 200,000tocoverupto80200,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs (maximum grant per building cannot exceed 200,000tocoverupto8065,000).
Capital project: GHG impact retrofit
Retrofit a building to achieve a minimum 30% reduction in GHG emissions; ideal for shovel-ready projects.
Maximum Award
Maximum of $5 million per project. Up to 25% as a grant and the remainder as a loan. Combined loan and grant for up to 80% of eligible project costs.
Capital program: Loan or credit enhancement for local home-energy upgrade financing program
A capital project for an initiative that capializes a local financing program for home-energy upgrades.
Maximum Award
Two funding options are available:
Capital loan combined with grant
Loan to a maximum of $10 million
Grant of up to a maximum of 50% of the loan amount to support start-up and operating costs
The combined loan and grant can cover up to 80% of total eligible program costs
Credit enhancement:
Credit enhancement of $2 million pledged by GMF to support third-party financing
Applicant must demonstrate a minimum leverage ratio of 5:1 (credit enhancement to third party capital)
Grant of up to $5 million (not to exceed 50% of total eligible costs and not to exceed total start-up and operating costs)
Pilot project: Local home-energy upgrade financing program
A pilot project for an initiative that supports implementation of a small-scale version of a local financing program for home energy upgrades.
Maximum Award
Grants of up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs.
Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.
Capital project: New construction of sustainable affordable housing
A capital project for an initiative that constructs new affordable housing projects to a higher environmental performance standard.
Maximum Award
Financing (a combination of a grant and a loan) for up to 20% of total eligible project costs
Up to a maximum combined financing of $10 million
60% grant and 40% loan*
*Northern providers are eligible for additional grant funding. Please see application guide for details.
Capital project: Retrofit of sustainable affordable housing
A capital project for an initiative that supports the integration of leading-edge deep energy efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy generation in existing affordable housing retrofit and new build projects.
Maximum Award
Financing (a combination of a grant and loan) for up to 80% of total eligible project costs
Up to a maximum combined financing of $10 million
Grants are available for 35–60% of total financing – grant and loan proportions are based on anticipated energy performance (e.g., a 35% energy reduction would result in a 45% grant*)
*Northern providers are eligible for additional grant funding. Please see application guide for details.
Planning: Early support grant for sustainable affordable housing projects
The development of deliverables required in pplications for additional funding (e.g., GMF’s Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) study grant or the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Seed Funding program) as you progress through the next stages of energy-efficient affordable housing projects.
Maximum Award
Grants of up to $30,000 to cover up to 80% of your eligible costs.