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Municipal Fleet Electrification

Program Category: Sustainable Transportation, Climate Mitigation
Program Sub-Category: Zero Emission Vehicles and Charging Stations
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Status: Open

Funder

Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Deadline Details

Applications are accepted year-round, though this offer may close when all funding has been allocated.

Funder Organization Type

  • Other

The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) supports the electrification of municipal and transit fleets to help municipalities achieve net-zero transportation emissions, reducing operational and embodied GHG emissions wherever possible.

GMF fund feasibility studies and capital projects to support the electrification of municipal and/or transit fleets—the transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) that have the potential to produce no tailpipe emissions, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

 

The program funds capital projects that include:

  • The replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles with ZEVs.
  • The required EV supply equipment (EVSE).
  • Any required facility upgrades to existing buildings.

 

The program also funds studies that assess the feasibility of the transition to ZEVs that also:

  • Consider the entire municipal and/or transit fleet.
  • Include lifecycle total cost of ownership and GHG emission analysis.
  • Examine economic, social and other environmental impacts of the transition to ZEV.

Eligible Community

  • Canadian municipal governments (e.g., towns, cities, regions, districts, and local boards)
  • municipal partners, which include:
    • Indigenous communities

 

**An Indigenous community is an eligible lead applicant if they are partnering with a Canadian municipal government on an eligible project, or if they have a shared service agreement with a Canadian municipal government related to municipal infrastructure, climate change or adaptation.

Other Eligible Applicants

Businesses / For-profit
Non-governmental Organizations / Not-for-Profits
Academic Institutions

  • municipal partners, which include:
    • private sector entities
    • municipally owned corporations
    • regional, provincial or territorial organizations delivering municipal services
    • non-governmental organizations
    • not-for-profit organizations
    • research institutes (e.g., universities)
 
IMPORTANT: If your organization is not a municipal government, your initiative must be delivered in partnership with one. You will be required to provide the name of the main project contact for your lead municipality on the project team. You will also be required to submit a municipal council resolution stating municipal partnership. See the Application Guide for details. 

Type of Funding

  • Grant
  • Loan

Range of Funding Available per Project

  • Under $100 000
  • From $100 000 to $1 000 000
  • Over $1 000 000

Description of Funding

The following funding is available:
 
  • Capital projects can receive combined grant and loan for up to 80% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $10 million. Grant for 15% of loan amount. 
  • Studies can receive a grant for up to 50% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $200,000. 

Eligible Costs

Ineligible Costs

Any costs incurred prior to signing a funding agreement

Reporting Requirements

Progress reports and final reports

Expected Timeframe for Funding Decision

3 months

For studies, funding decisions are determined by GMF’s managing director. The average time for a funding decision is three to five months after your full application form submission.