Codes Acceleration Fund | Stream 2: Support for organizations without the authority to adopt energy codes

“Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)”

The funder does not disclose this information

Maximum Eligible Amount

Government Grant

Fund Type

The Codes Acceleration Fund Application Guide provides background and guidance to applicants for Natural Resource Canada’s Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF). The guide includes key fund information to help applicants complete their funding proposal:

CAF objectives
CAF streams
mandatory CAF requirements
eligible project recipients, activities and costs
timelines
the application process

Applicants are strongly encouraged to review all the requirements before completing the application form. Information in the application form will be used to evaluate each proposal. Incomplete proposals, or those with incomplete or missing application forms, will not be reviewed. Applications that do not meet the requirements as stipulated in this guide may not be accepted or may be penalized in the evaluation process.

The call for proposals will be open until March 27, 2023. Indigenous applicants will have until March 31, 2025, to submit their proposals.

Read this guide carefully and direct any questions you have to the Office of Energy Efficiency via email at caf-fac@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

CAF background

Fund objectives

Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) is delivering the CAF. The CAF will help accelerate the adoption of and compliance with the higher performance tiers set out in the newly published 2020 codes or with other high-performance codes such as net-zero emissions codes.

The three objectives of the CAF are to:

Accelerate the adoption and implementation of the highest feasible energy performance tiers of the national model energy codes or other high-performance building codes, such as net-zero emissions codes
Promote higher rates of compliance with adopted codes
Build capacity and support market preparedness for ambitious codes adoption

The CAF has two funding streams:

Stream 1: Support for jurisdictions with the authority to adopt energy codes
- This funding will support provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous governments and communities with the authority to adopt energy codes, to accelerate code adoption and address gaps in code compliance and enforcement.
Stream 2: Support for organizations without the authority to adopt energy codes
- This funding will support organizations that do not have the authority to adopt energy codes to develop capacity-building projects that contribute to code adoption, compliance, and/or enforcement. This group includes for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and jurisdictions that do not have the authority to adopt codes.

Purpose

Stream 2 funds organizations that do not have the authority to adopt building energy codes. This funding will help these organizations to deliver projects that contribute to code adoption, compliance, and enforcement, either within a single jurisdiction or, preferably, on a broader scale. The funding may be used for developing training, tools, resources, and other capacity building activities.