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Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH)

Program Category: Clean Energy, Environment
Program Sub-Category: Energy Efficiency (Housing / Buildings)
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Status: Open

Funder

Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Deadline Details

Applications for plans, studies, pilot projects and capital projects are accepted year-round.

Funder Organization Type

  • Other

The Green Municipal Fund's Sustainable Affordable Housing $300 million initiative offers support to local affordable housing providers – including municipal, not-for-profit organizations and housing co-ops – to retrofit existing affordable housing units, or construct energy efficient new builds that emit lower GHG emissions.
 
GMF offers support throughout the life cycle of an affordable housing construction project through five funding options: planning, studies, pilot projects, retrofit capital projects and new-build capital projects.

Eligible Community

Eligible applicants include: 

  • Canadian municipal governments (e.g., towns, cities, regions, districts, and local boards thereof); 

  • Canadian municipal corporations or municipal housing/service providers; 

  • Canadian non-profit, mission-driven affordable housing providers

  • Canadian non-profit cooperative housing provider  

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. 

Funding Stacking Restrictions

No

Professional Input Required

No

Specific Eligibility Requirements

Existing building retrofit: 25% or greater reduction in energy consumptionNew build: Net-Zero Ready 

Other Eligible Applicants

Non-governmental Organizations / Not-for-Profits

  • Non-profit, mission-driven affordable housing providers, including cooperatives 

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

  • For planning, grants for up to 80% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $30,000.
  • For studies, grants of up to 80% of eligible costs to a maximum of $250,000. 
  • For pilot projects, grants for up to 80% of eligible costs to a maximum of $500,000. 
  • For capital projects: retrofits, financing for up to 60% of eligible costs to a maximum financing of $10 M (grants are available for 35-60% of total financing – grant and loan proportions are based on anticipated energy performance) with an additional 20% grant for northern projects. 
  • For capitals projects: new build, financing for up to 20% of eligible costs, up to a maximum combined financing of $10 million; 60% grant and 40% loan

Eligible Costs

Engineering
Design
Planning
Capital Costs
Staff Costs
Administration Fees

Find all the eligible costs on page 61-66 of the Sustainable Affordable Housing Application Guide

 

Ineligible Costs

Land Acquisition

A full list of ineligible costs is on page 61-66 of the Sustainable Affordable Housing Application Guide

Reporting Requirements

Progress reports and final reports

Expected Timeframe for Funding Decision

8 months

Approvals for plans, studies and pilots typically take four to six months. The average estimated time from full application to approval for capital projects is 8 months, pending the accuracy and completeness of the proposal.