Atlantic Canada Business Grants

Department of Environment and Climate Change

Freight Transportation Fuel Efficiency Program (FTFEP)

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Rebate

Description:

The Freight Transportation Fuel Efficiency Program (FTFEP) is an application-based grant program that provides rebates to retrofit existing heavy-duty trucks and trailers registered and plated in Newfoundland and Labrador, to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This includes anti-idling equipment (e.g., auxiliary power units) and aerodynamic technologies (e.g., trailer skirts to reduce fuel consumption).

Comments on Funding:

Funding for vehicles is as follows: 

  • 30% up to a cap of $4,000 per device for auxiliary conventional power units,
  • 50% up to a cap of $6,000 per device for auxiliary electric power units,
  • 30% up to a cap of $3,000 per device for cabin heaters/coolers.

Funding for trailers is as follows:

  • 30% up to a cap of $3,000 per device foot side skirts and boat trail (class 8 only),
  • 30% up to a cap of $5,000 per device for diesel-electric refrigeration units,
  • 30% up to a cap of $7,500 per device for electric refrigeration units.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

March 31, 2022

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • be a private sector, for-profit organization, including carriers and owner-operators, 
  • be a municipal government established by or under provincial statute or a municipal organization, 
  • be a not-for-profit organization, 
  • be an Indigenous government or organization,
  • be a public sector body or board established under provincial legislation,
  • be the registered owner or lessee of the eligible vehicle or trailer for which upgrades are sought, and the registration must be valid at the time of application. The applicant must have the legal authority to modify the vehicle or trailer for which the fuel saving device(s) is to be installed (proof of ownership or permission of the lessor will be required).
  • have a satisfactory audited or satisfactory unaudited carrier safety rating,
  • consent to an audit of the vehicle or trailer for which upgrades are sought,
  • consent to provide data to the Department relating to fuel consumption, vehicle/trailer operational profile (e.g., kilometres driven) and GHG emissions for a one-year period after the fuel saving device(s) has been installed.

Application Steps:

The applicant must:

1

submit a signed and completed application form with supporting documentation by email at climatechange@gov.nl.ca Or by regular mail to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment, the Climate Change Branch.

2

obtain an Approved Application Letter before installing fuel saving devices in these cases.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • the application form,
  • purchase and/or installation quote(s) from a dealer or vendor for the fuel saving devices for which a rebate is sought, including manufacturer and model number of fuel saving devices. The applicant’s name must be the same on both the application form and the quote provided.
  • copy of valid vehicle registration (for each tractor/vehicle and trailer to be retrofitted),
  • proof of tractor/vehicle or trailer ownership or, in the case of a lessee, proof that the applicant has authority to modify the tractor/vehicle or trailer by the lessor for each tractor/vehicle and trailer to be retrofitted,
  • copy of valid Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificates (for each vehicle or trailer to be retrofitted),
  • copy of the companies’ short carrier profile, if applicable.

Other Things to Note:

The FTFEP will be implemented over three fiscal years (2019/20-2021/22) by the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment (MAE). This Program is supported by a total of $3.2 million in joint provincial and federal funding through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, with $1.73 million from the Provincial Government and $1.47 million from the Federal Government.

Program Contact:

​Freight Transportation Fuel Efficiency Program (FTFEP)

​pdf-ftfep-program-guidelines.pdf​​​

Climate Change Challenge Fund (CCCF)

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grant

Description:

The Climate Change Challenge Fund (CCCF) is a competitive, application-based grant program designed to enable businesses, industry, municipalities, Indigenous organizations and public sector entities to undertake greenhouse gas reduction projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, to be implemented over three fiscal years (2019/20-2021/22).

Comments on Funding:

The minimum total CCCF funding grant, including stacking is $50,000 (this includes both federal and provincial contributions). There is no maximum funding request per applicant.
Funding recipients (except eligible Indigenous government and organizations) must provide monetary contribution for their share of eligible expenditures for the project.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

March 31, 2022

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • be private sector, for-profit organizations with operations in: primary agriculture, forestry and fishing, electricity generation, mining and quarrying, oil and gas, manufacturing, transportation, and commercial sector, including wholesale/retail trade, warehousing, business and professional services, information services, arts, environmental services, waste management, recreation, accommodations food and related services,
  • be not-for-profit organizations,
  • be public sector bodies or boards that are established by or under provincial statute or regulation or are wholly owned by a province or local or regional government,
  • be municipal governments established by or under provincial statute and municipal organizations,
  • be Indigenous governments and organizations,
  • carry on projects located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Application Steps:

1

fill out the CCCF application form,

2

complete a signed project proposal and include supporting documentation,

3

submit all the above by email at climatechange@gov.nl.ca or by regular mail to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment, Climate Change Branch, West Block, Confederation Building, P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6.

Documentation Needed: 

  • a signed CCCF Application Form
  • a project proposal including, at a minimum: project description and background, organizational structure and management abilities, and a financial proposal.

​Invoices will be required to demonstrate incurred expenditures prior to a payment being issued by the Department. Advance payments will not be considered. Funding recipients will be required to provide the Department with a report on project outcomes, such as energy savings and GHG emissions reductions estimates, at a six-month and one-year period after the project has been deemed to be substantially completed by the Department unless otherwise agreed to by the Department and applicant.

Program Contact:

​Climate Change Challenge Fund website

​pdf-cccf-program-guidelines.pdf​​​