The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced a call for applications for the province’s Climate Change Challenge Fund.
The Climate Change Challenge Fund is a competitive grant-based program under the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to assist with the implementation of cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. The program is open to organizations of all sizes across commercial, municipal, not-for-profit sectors, and Indigenous governments and organizations.
Applications must be submitted no later than Friday, March 18, 2022 and projects must be completed no later than December 31, 2023 to be eligible. Complete eligibility and application guidelines are available here. For questions about the program, please call 709-729-1394 or email: climatechange@gov.nl.ca.
The Department of Environment and Climate Change is responsible for administering the $89.4 million Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, a federal-provincial cost shared agreement.
The Climate Change Challenge Fund is one of many programs that are vital to addressing climate change in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Provincial Government is committed to emissions reduction targets by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, growing the economy, building resilience to a changing climate and to supporting greenhouse gas reduction projects.
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“Funding under Climate Change Challenge Fund will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping to address climate change, lower energy bills and support green economic growth in Newfoundland and Labrador. I am pleased to announce the latest call for applications and encourage eligible applicants to submit their projects for consideration to this program.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Environment and Climate Change
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