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Interested in a Net Zero Communities Accelerator Program?

October 4, 2021 – Quest Canada has issued a call for Expressions of Interest from small- to mid-sized communities who are interested in accelerating projects and plans to save energy and emissions by participating in a three-year Net Zero Communities Accelerator Program.

Eligible applicants include local governments (e.g. Indigenous, municipal, regional, or a group of small communities and/or Indigenous communities), or organizations applying on behalf of a local government or group of local governments (e.g. local energy distributor, Indigenous group, or not-for-profit organization).

Applications are being accepted from across Canada. For more information, download the project backgrounder (PDF):

National-Net-Zero-Community-Accelerator_EOI (pdf)

INTERESTED in submitting an Expression of Interest? Complete the following information by October 17, 2021.

N.B. This call serves to gauge interest in such a program, and to support a funding application that will be submitted this month. Funding is not yet confirmed. QUEST will provide updates to applicants.

WANT TO know more about Quest? Check out our interview with its executive director, Tonja Leach.