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Who is eligible for GMF funding?
GMF funding is available to all municipal governments and their partners in eligible projects.
Municipal government applicants include the following types of entities:
- city
- county
- region
- rural municipality
- town
- township
- village
- improvement district (if legal documents demonstrating it is this type of municipal government entity are provided to FCM)
- local board of a city, county, region, rural municipality, town, township or village
(if legal documents demonstrating it is this type of municipal government entity are provided to FCM)
- regulatory authority in an unorganized area or unsurveyed territory that exercises power with respect to municipal affairs or purposes in the area or territory, e.g. governmental, administrative or regulatory entity, department, authority, local services board, commission, tribunal official or agency (if legal documents demonstrating it is this type of municipal government entity are provided to FCM)
- First Nations (if documents, including a copy of the relevant statute and agreement with the various orders of government, that demonstrate that the province or territory has passed an act or a regulation that affords the status of municipality, and that the First Nations are a legal entity capable of entering into contracts is provided to FCM)
Partners of municipal governments include the following types of entities:
- municipally owned organizations
- non-municipally owned organizations
- a private-sector company
- a not-for-profit company
- a non-governmental organization
- any other type of organization not listed above
There must be a collaborative relationship between your organization and the municipal government regarding the environmental initiative and the municipal government must at least have a genuine interest and an active involvement in the environmental initiative to successfully obtain GMF funding.
What types of initiatives are eligible for GMF funding?
Through GMF, FCM funds sustainable community plans, feasibility studies and field tests, and capital projects.
What prerequisites are required?
Applicants are required to attach key prerequisites and supporting documents in their application form before submitting it to FCM. See the key prerequisites and supporting documents for a:
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