Funding for Indigenous-led projects
Status: Applications for intake 1 will be accepted until intake 2 is launched. An updated call for proposals for intake 2 is launching in early 2025.
We recognize the unique opportunity clean fuels present for Indigenous businesses and communities and encourage Indigenous participation on all projects. We have designed a distinct process with measures to increase funding of Indigenous-led clean production capacity projects in Canada.
Who can apply?
Indigenous organizations or registered Indigenous businesses or communities including not-for-profit and for-profit organizations that can demonstrate a minimum of 50% Indigenous ownership, which can include:
- Indigenous Communities
- Development corporations
- Electricity or gas utilities
- Private sector companies
- Industry associations
- Research associations
- Standards development organizations
- Academic institutions
What projects are eligible?
- Capital clean fuel production projects that use fuel production technologies in advanced stages of technological readiness and that are designed for commercial deployment.
- Feasibility studies, basic engineering studies and detailed front-end engineering studies to assess the new build or expansion of low carbon fuel production facilities. In addition, feasibility studies to assess the techno-economic feasibility of blending hydrogen into natural gas systems.
- Applicants may apply for a Feasibility study, a Front End Engineering Design study or a Production project as separate applications. Applicants may also apply for an End-to-End project via a single application.
All projects must be completed and facilities commissioned by March 31, 2026.
Key dates for intake one
- Call for project proposals opens: February 11, 2022
- Deadline to submit your project proposals: ongoing until intake 2 is launched
- Begin the review process
- Completeness review: ongoing
- Mandatory criteria review: ongoing
- Evaluation Committee: ongoing
- Investment Committee validation: ongoing
- Final project decision: ongoing
- Initiate contribution agreements with successful applicants: ongoing
- Program completion date: March 31, 2026
Steps to apply
Read the Applicant’s Guide to determine your eligibility:
Applicant Guide and Forms
Complete and submit your project proposal by email or mail.
c/o Clean Fuels Fund – Building New Domestic Production Capacity – Indigenous-Led Projects
580 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4
Service standards
Our goal is to achieve our service standards a minimum of 80% of the time under normal circumstances:
- Acknowledge to general inquiries made to our email address within 1 business day
- Respond to general inquiries made to our email address within 5 business days
- Assess your application and send you an approval or a rejection notification letter within 120 business days
- Send you a draft proposed agreement for review within 30 business days of issuing an approval notification letter
- Review your payment claim within 15 business days
- Send you a payment within 30 business days of receipt of a duly completed and documented payment claim
Program benefits
Funding the build-out of Indigenous-led production capacity projects will:
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Email the Clean Fuels Funds
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