Columbia Basin Trust: Basin Charge Up Program in Canada

Deadline: 10-Jan-23

The Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce the Basin Charge Up program to provide one-time support to local governments and First Nations to support their efforts to become more energy efficient.

The one-time Program helps local governments and First Nations’ efforts to become more energy efficient by supporting:

• Solar arrays (Arrays) to generate renewable energy;
• Electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle (EV) purchases and public use charging stations; and
• For communities with populations 2,000 and under – energy retrofits to local government and First Nation owned buildings.

Categories

• Eligible project costs and eligibility details are defined under two categories:
  • Category A – Populations 2,000 and under
  • Category B – Populations over 2,000

Funding Information

• Category A – Populations 2,000 and under
  • EV Purchases: Up to 75% of eligible costs to a maximum of $75,000 towards the purchase of one EV.
  • Charging stations: Up to 75% for installing up to two charging stations to a cumulative maximum of $35,000.
  • Solar Arrays: 75% up to a maximum of $75,000.
  • Energy Retrofits: 75% up to a maximum of $100,000
  • Cumulative Maximum Grant Amount: $285,000 cumulative grant total per applicant.
• Category B – Populations over 2,000
  • EV Purchases: Up to 75% of eligible costs to a maximum of $75,000 towards the purchase of one EV.
  • Charging stations: Up to 75% for installing up to two charging stations to a cumulative maximum of $35,000.
  • Solar Arrays: 75% up to a maximum of $75,000.
  • Cumulative Maximum Grant Amount: $185,000 cumulative grant total per applicant.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible applicants include local governments and First Nations in the Columbia Basin Trust region
  • Category A – Populations 2,000 and under
    • EV Purchases: Only for the transportation of clients and/or staff outreach, or transportation of equipment or materials related to core operations, or by law enforcement.
    • Charging stations: Prioritization will be given to areas that connect key highway/travel corridors that demonstrate need, or communities that do not have an existing charging station.
  • Category B – Populations over 2,000
    • EV Purchases: Only for the transportation of clients and/or staff outreach, or transportation of equipment or materials related to core operations, or by law enforcement.
    • Charging stations: Prioritization will be given to areas that connect key highway/travel corridors that demonstrate need, or communities that do not have an existing charging station.

For more information, visit Columbia Basin Trust.

For more information, visit https://ourtrust.org/grants-and-programs-directory/basin-charge-up/