Transportation Archives - Atlantic Canada Business Grants

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:

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.

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