- SCOR EDC
Community efficiency financing - FCM

Program details (all information is from the FCM website):
"This call for applications will fund municipal programs that finance energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy in residents’ homes (existing low-rise residential housing). This funding is to capitalize new and existing innovative efficiency financing programs.
To be eligible for this call for proposals, your initiative must:
Provide financing and related services that help homeowners retrofit their homes for energy efficiency or install renewable energy
Meet all of the prerequisites listed below
We are looking for programs with multiple benefits, including:
Address barriers homeowners face when undertaking energy retrofits
Provide proof-of-concept/replicable models that other municipalities can use to deliver energy financing initiatives
Engage a range of stakeholders
Demonstrate strong environmental, financial and social benefits, either directly to your community or through replication in other municipalities
Successful recipients of this funding will have the opportunity to exchange with peers on best practices and lessons learned and will receive financial support to participate in targeted capacity building activities designed to build your teams’ skills and improve your programs’ success.
Who Can Apply?
1. All Canadian municipal governments 2. Their project partners, which includes:
Private sector entities
Indigenous communities
Municipally-owned corporations
A regional, provincial or territorial organization delivering municipal services
Non-governmental organizations
Not-for-profit organizations
Research institutes (e.g., universities)
Amount
Up to $10 million in loans and partial loan guarantees
Grants worth up to 50% of the loan amount
The maximum GMF contribution to any eligible program is up to 80% of eligible costs."
To learn more and to apply, visit their program page here!
Source: FCM Website, 2020