Category: Funding [Links to potential sources of funding] (7)


Category: Funding (7)
Links to potential sources of funding
  The Co-operators
http://www.cooperators.ca/ The Co-operators is a group of Canadian companies focusing on insurance. As a co-operative, our members are 33 co-operatives and similarly-structured organizations, representing a combined membership of 4.5 million Canadians.
  Green Municipal Funds - Sustainable Communities
http://www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/Home/ The Government of Canada has endowed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with $550 million to establish and manage the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The 2005 federal budget added $300 million to the existing $250 million fund, of which $150 million is earmarked for brownfield redevelopment. The GMF operates at arms-length from the federal government, and supports municipal governments, and their partners, to improve to quality of our air, water and soil, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  Ontario Trillium Foundation
http://www.trilliumfoundation.org/cms/en/index.aspx The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), one of Canada’s leading grantmaking foundations, is an agency of the Ministry of Culture. OTF distributes $100 million of government funding each year generated through Ontario’s charity casino initiative.
  Green Partnership Pilot Program
http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/environment/community/green/index_en.html
  Community Power Fund
http://www.cpfund.ca The Community Power Fund is a $3 million Fund that will support project development activities of Ontario-based community organizations pursuing local renewable energy projects. The Fund will disburse $2.5 million in grants and spend $500,000 on operations, capacity building and management. We will initially operate for 3.5 years, from August 2007 until the end of 2010. The Fund is seeking additional seed money in order to make a transition from a short-term grant program into a sustainable loan and investment organization. The Fund is seeking $10 million in seed money before 2010 to make this transition.
  TD Friends of the Environment
http://www.td.com/fef/ The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation proudly supports the efforts of Canadians who are dedicated to the well-being of our environment. Since 1990, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has contributed over $42 million in support of more than 16,000 environmental projects in communities across Canada.
  The Community Go Green Fund
http://www.gogreenontario.ca/cggf.php The Ministry of the Environment has launched the call for applications for the Community Go Green Fund (CGGF). The CGGF is a new, four year, $6.6 million dollar program that provides funding for local projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CGGF is a component of the Ontario government’s plan to fight global warming. Other initiatives include investing in advanced research, clean technologies and more public education.