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Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program – WEBINAR July 2023

July 7, 2023 – Natural Resources Canada has launched the Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program (GIFMP) to provide cost-shared financial assistance to support the implementation of energy efficiency and energy management solutions.

NRCan is hosting a TEAMS WEBINAR on July 13, 1:30 pm ET to explain GIFMP Track 2 and the application process. Topics covered include:

GIFMP overview: This presentation will cover program objectives, eligibility parameters, eligible and ineligible costs, and FAQs. (approx. 20 min.)

GIFMP online portal overview: This presentation will walk through NRCan’s portal through which all applications must be submitted. (approx. 30 min.)

GIFMP project workbook overview: This presentation will walk through the GIFMP project workbook, which is integral to all applications. (approx. 45 min.)

Projects under the Industrial Facility track

Proposals are being accepted now for GIFMP’s Track 2 (Industrial Facility Track), reports NRCan’s Office of Energy Efficiency, with a deadline to submit of July 31, 2023.

Eligible projects include those that support the implementation of energy efficiency and energy management solutions at industrial facilities that are engaged in energy-consuming processes that involve the physical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products—regardless of the facility’s size.

Eligible activities under the Industrial Facility track include energy efficiency measures in five distinct areas:

• Training for energy management practitioners
• Energy assessments and audits
• Energy managers
• Energy management systems
• Capital investments

Eligible costs can include:

• salaries and benefits of employees of the eligible recipient
• professional services
• license fees, data purchases, certification costs, regulatory compliance and inspection costs, construction insurance, and permits

The maximum amount of NRCan funding that can be requested under Track 2 is $10 million.

More details on eligible costs are included in the application package, available upon request – nrcan.rfpindustry-ddpindustrie.rncan@canada.ca.

VISIT NRCan to learn more about GIFMP’s Industrial Track.