Funding Opportunities from Coast to Coast to Coast

The CEDR Program will provide remote communities with access to three funding streams to support their progress through various stages of planning and implementation of their decarbonization projects. This will ensure remote communities have financial supports throughout the lifecycle of their energy projects that meets them at the stage where they are at, whether it be at the beginning, early, mid, or late stages of planning or implementation of their decarbonization projects.                                                                                                                                            

The goal of the CEDR Program is to:

• Build remote community capacity to reduce reliance on diesel fuel for electricity generation and lead energy efficiency and clean energy projects
• Support remote community efforts to improve energy performance and minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in new and existing buildings
• Implement renewable energy generation projects to offset diesel generation.

Based on your household income, the CleanBC Income Qualified Program offers enhanced rebates to make energy-saving home upgrades more affordable. This fund can help you:Lower your monthly energy costsImprove year-round comfortEnjoy healthier indoor air qualityReduce greenhouse gas emissions

Columbia Basin Trust supports residents in addressing community challenges and opportunities within the Trust's region. Project eligibility is determined solely by the Trust and may include strategic projects with broad support, capital projects like construction or renovations, and community-based research and planning initiatives such as feasibility studies and business planning. Projects must have significant positive impacts on Basin communities and should not include obligations of government such as Official Community Plans.

The Province of B.C. offers free energy coaching services to support Indigenous communities wanting to take advantage of the CleanBC Indigenous Community Heat Pump Incentive and related energy efficiency offers. All residential heat pumps installed must be eligible for the CleanBC Better Homes and Home Renovation Rebate Programs and meet the eligibility criteria listed in the Program Guide. For community building heat pumps, contact ICEC@coach.betterhomesbc.ca to confirm project and system eligibility. Funding Note: Rebates up to $12,000 for residential homes OR up to $200,000 for community buildings installing heat pumps.

The CleanBC Better Homes and Home Renovation Rebate Programs, administered by BC Hydro, FortisBC and the Province of BC, provides rebates for improving your home’s energy efficiency through select upgrades.

Provide financial support to First Nations and other eligible recipients to:invest in physical assets or services that mitigate health and safety risks in their communities make sure assets meet established codes and standards make sure assets are managed in a cost-effective and efficient manner that protects, maintains and maximizes asset life cyclemake sure the above activities are done in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner            

There are 8 categories of projects eligible for funding:

• Planning and skills development
• Solid waste management
• Roads and bridges
• Energy systems
• Connectivity
• Structural mitigation
• Cultural and recreational facilities
• Fire protection

The Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program provides funding for renewable energy and capacity building projects and related energy efficiency measures in Indigenous, rural and remote communities across Canada.The program is working to reduce the use of fossil fuels for heating and electricity by increasing the use of local renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. This creates environmental, social and economic benefits to support healthier and more sustainable communities.

For organizations to either expand an existing program or to develop a new program across multiple communities in B.C

This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is an invitation by BC Housing Management Commission(“BC Housing”) to Indigenous non-profit housing providers, First Nations, Indigenous government and other non-profit societies interested in creating new affordable rental housing units for Indigenous persons within the province of British Columbia that qualify under the Building BC: Indigenous Housing Fund (IHF) program (IHF Program)

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Funding Note: Capital Grant per unit (secured by 35-year forgivable mortgage) set out 2024-2025 is$382,721 for all unit types. Interim Construction/Takeout Financing & Operating Subsidy

The types of project that may be eligible include, but are not limited to:

• New product and practice viability (studies, demonstrations to test new products and methods)
• Demonstration initiatives

Eligible Costs:

• Consulting fees
• Consultant travel costs directly associated with conducting the study
• Meeting room rental costs directly associated with community and/or industry consultation
• Printing costs directly associated with producing a final report
• Cost of obtaining research material (industry reports, peer-reviewed journals) directly relevant tothe study may be eligible
• Wages for direct project labour (excluding the owner)
• Direct costs related to carrying out the project
• Educational institutional applicants are limited to including 15% of the eligible project budget foroverhead/administration or indirect costs
• PST                                                                                                                        

Funding Note: You may receive up to $100,000 to a maximum of 70% of the eligible project budget.

The types of project that may be eligible include, but are not limited to:

• Capital investment for agriculture industry infrastructure
• Fixed and non-fixed (moveable) capital infrastructure
• Infrastructure and transportation improvements (such as cleaning and packing, warehousing andstorage and distribution facilities to support the vegetable industry and new agriculturalcommodities)

Eligible Costs:

• Capital expenditures
• Direct third-party project labour costs
• Incremental third-party project management
• Contractor fees
• Rental of tools and equipment for construction work
• Wages for direct project labour (excluding the owner)
• PST                                                                                                                                                

Funding Note: You may receive up to $50,000 grant to a maximum of 50% of the eligible project budget. Key producer association applicants are not limited to $50,000.

BCICEI funding will enable the implementation of cost-effective clean energy and efficiency projects through support for:

• Feasibility and site selection activities
• Environmental review and permitting
• Project design and engineering
• Demand side management.

The initiative will also target remote and off-grid communities seeking to reduce dependency on conventional diesel power generation.

For First Nations communities to:

• Proactively manage their infrastructure in a more sustainable way
• Take preventative measures with improved operations and maintenance

Each proposal will be assessed to see if it has met the proposal assessment criteria. The initiative encourages projects involving more than one community to promote partnerships among First Nations. The focus for this call for proposals is asset management awareness, planning, implementation and other aspects related to asset management.                                                                                                                                                            

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Funding Note:

• Phase 1 Awareness: $30,000 for a single FN$120,000 for recipients who represent 4 or more eligable parties.    
• Phase 2 Planning: $70,000 for a single FN$210,000 for recipients who represent 3 or more eligable parties.    
• Phase 3 Implementation: $20,000 for a single FN$60,000 for recipients representing 3 or more eligable parties.        
• Maintenance Management Planning: $20,000 for a single FN$60,000 for recipients representing 3 or more eligable parties. Other Asset Management Uses: $10,000 for single FN

This Renovation option of the Affordable Housing Fund provides low-interest loans and contributions to renovate and repair affordable and community housing. The Fund prioritizes partnerships between governments, non-profits, private sector and other partners. To qualify, you need to partner with a level of government to ensure a coordination of investments.The Affordable Housing Fund focuses on developing affordable energy efficient, accessible (PDF) and socially inclusive housing that is:

• mixed-income
• mixed-tenure
• mixed-use that includes affordable housing                                                                              

Funding Note: $250,000 minimum federal investment (repayable and forgivable loan) For forgivable loans only, smaller investments will be considered.

The Affordable Housing Innovation Fund supports new ideas that will drive change and disrupt the industry — ideas and approaches that will evolve the affordable housing sector and create the next generation of housing in Canada. You can get funding for your innovations to:

• Develop and test innovations that incorporate resource and operating efficiencies and are replicable and scalable — including financing, operating models and technologies
• Get flexible financial support to test a range of innovations and leverage new partnerships
• Facilitate partnerships and encourage participation from diverse stakeholders including private sector, not-for-profits, community housing organizations, co-operatives, municipalities, provinces, territories, Indigenous governments and organizations and social investment organizations

Contribution Only Funding through the Affordable Housing Fund supports organizations that have already partnered and secured funding but require more capital. It can be used to:

• Top-up funding – when you have most of your project funding secured and require top-up funding to close a funding gap
• Leverage other funding sources – get funding confirmation within 30 days of being prioritized that can then be used to secure funding from other sources

Contribution Funding provides:

• An unsecured contribution that facilitates seamless integration into project financing structures. This can make it easier for you to attract other sources of funding.more certainty on funding amounts,

* Please refer to the Project Assessment Workbook for more details.

This New Construction option of the Affordable Housing Fund provides low-interest loans and forgivable loans to build new affordable housing. The Fund prioritizes partnerships between governments, non-profits, the private sector and other partners.To qualify, you need to partner with a level of government to ensure coordination of investments.The Affordable Housing Fund focuses on developing energy-efficient, accessible (PDF) and socially inclusive housing that is:mixed-incomemixed-tenuremixed-use that includes affordable housing. Funding Note: This is $1,000,000 minimum federal investment made up of repayable and forgivable loans

This Indigenous and Northern Housing option of the Affordable Housing Fund prioritizes partnerships between Indigenous and northern housing providers and other partners such as governments, non-profits and other organizations. The Fund provides low-cost and forgivable loans to:housing providers building and renovating housing serving Indigenous peopleshousing providers building and renovating housing in the North (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut) The Affordable Housing Fund prioritizes affordable housing that is: energy efficient, accessible, socially inclusive.

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Funding Note: You may unlock additional funds exceeding requirements in each of these categories.

• Projects to support food recovery or reduction of food waste
• Initiatives that support agriculture and food
• Projects that reduce your environmental footprint
• Projects that improve accessibility and inclusionConstruction of or upgrades to community buildings