Deadline: 31-Mar-24
To help address challenges related to awareness, understanding, and confidence in zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), lower-carbon trucks, and clean fuels, NRCan is piloting a call for proposals for Indigenous-led projects that address these barriers to adoption.
To meet Canada’s ambitious target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40–45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050, Canada’s economy will need to be powered by clean energy sources and driven by low- and zero-emission transportation. On the path to net-zero, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is committed to building meaningful partnerships and ensuring Indigenous peoples benefit from funding opportunities that can contribute to the shared fight against climate change.
Areas of Focus
- Zero-Emission Vehicles Awareness
- Support for projects that aim to increase awareness, knowledge, and public confidence in:
- zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in all vehicle classes
- low-emitting medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, delivery vans) including retrofits, repowers, and conversions
- public charging and refuelling technologies
- Support for projects that aim to increase awareness, knowledge, and public confidence in:
- Clean Fuels Awareness
- Support for projects that increase knowledge and understanding about the opportunities, benefits, and considerations related to adopting clean fuels in industrial operations, across the economy, and for consumers. Clean fuels can include:
- clean hydrogen and renewable natural gas
- biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol
- renewable diesel
- synthetic fuels and sustainable aviation fuels.
- Support for projects that increase knowledge and understanding about the opportunities, benefits, and considerations related to adopting clean fuels in industrial operations, across the economy, and for consumers. Clean fuels can include:
Funding Information
- This call for proposals has a notional funding allocation of up to $4.5 million, and projects must be completed by no later than March 31, 2026.
Examples of Project Activities
- developing in-person or online education and/or awareness events, such as test drive opportunities
- developing curriculum or training material
- outreach and awareness campaigns
- creating web-based resources
- developing in-person professional training or industry-led skills training
- increasing knowledge of charging & refuelling and/or clean-fuel options and technologies.
Eligibility Criteria
- an Indigenous community or governing body
- a First Nation (band or council under the Indian Act)
- a tribal council
- an Inuit organization
- another form of government or representative organization; or
- a for-profit or not-for-profit business or organization that clearly demonstrates ownership and controlling interests by Indigenous groups.
For more information, visit NRCan.