Green Freight Program (GFP) – Stream 2: Fleet Modernization

• Required documentation
• Quarterly Claim Reports
• Final Report
• Supporting documentation demonstrating that costs were incurred in the respective reporting quarter

Who is eligible?

• Organizations that own eligible freight vehicle fleets
• Organizations with long-term leases for eligible freight vehicle fleets
• Non-profit organizations
• Provincial, territorial, regional, or municipal governments and their agencies
• Indigenous businesses or community groups

Who is not eligible

• Organizations that do not own or lease eligible freight vehicles
• Applicants seeking funding for diesel vehicle purchases
• Applicants seeking funding for zero-emission vehicle purchases
• Applicants without the required long-term lease terms, where applicable

Eligible expenses

• Professional services
• Salaries
• Benefits
• Reasonable travel costs
• Overhead expenses directly related to the project

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred outside the eligible expenditure period, including those for preparing this application
• In-kind costs
• Legal costs for legal issues that arise during the project
• Overhead expenses not directly linked to the project
• Hospitality and catering services

• Merit points will be awarded to applicants who can demonstrate their commitment to fostering a diverse workplace, including a larger percentage of Indigenous employees and women employees staffed in non-administrative roles.
• Merit points will be awarded to proposals that clearly explain how the project will improve the efficiency of the organization’s fleet and reduce diesel fuel consumption.
• Merit points will be awarded to proposals that clearly explain a strategy for how they will maintain and fuel the vehicles impacted by the project to proactively deal with any mechanical or fueling issues that may arise.
• Merit points will be awarded to proposals with greater estimated fuel saving and GHG emission reductions.

• Complete the enhanced fleet energy assessment.
• Fill out the application form.

• All projects that have successfully met the mandatory criteria listed in Step 1 will then be evaluated against merit criteria and awarded points accordingly.
• Once a CA is signed, proponents will be required to submit Quarterly Claim Reports and one Final Report.
• The Final Report submission and NRCan approval will result in the release of the CA stipulated holdback.
• Proponents under this program may be audited one or several times either upon project completion or at NRCan’s discretion during the project.
• Once a project is selected for funding, NRCan will conduct a risk assessment of the proponent and its project.

• The call for proposals is closed.
• If a project is selected for funding, it is the applicant’s responsibility to track these metrics over the course of their project.
• Applications are reviewed against mandatory eligibility criteria before merit evaluation.