Organic Waste-to-Energy

• Completed application form
• Project workbook
• Letters from confirmed funding sources
• Evidence of municipal support
• Project team organizational chart and resumés

Who is eligible?

• Municipal governments
• Municipally owned corporations
• Non-municipal applicants in partnership with a municipality
• Eligible Indigenous communities

Who is not eligible

• Non-municipal organizations without a municipal partner
• Consultants acting as the applicant or submitting on behalf of the applicant
• Applications not submitted by an authorized lead applicant representative

Eligible expenses

• Project planning and development costs
• Technical and engineering studies
• Project delivery and implementation costs
• Required reporting and monitoring costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred before full application submission, except eligible application-writing and assessment costs within the allowed timeframe.
• Brownfield remediation costs when remediation was already completed or contamination is discovered during the project.
• Capital project costs outside the approved scope of work.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• Quebec municipalities require MAMH approval for pre-applications

• GHG reduction potential
• Environmental benefits and circularity
• Biodiversity and ecological benefits
• Socio-economic benefits and engagement
• Project team, workplan, budget, and risk management

• Step 1: Verify project eligibility
  • Review the program requirements and confirm project fit.
  • Contact GMF staff if needed.
• Step 2: Submit a pre-application
  • Complete the pre-application form and attach required documents.
  • Wait for GMF to confirm eligibility to proceed.
• Step 3: Complete the full application
  • Fill in the full application form and project workbook.
  • Provide supporting documents and finalize the declaration.
• Step 4: Submit through the FCM portal
  • Use the application contact to submit the application online.
  • Monitor the application for updates after submission.

• Pre-application is reviewed for eligibility by GMF staff.
• Eligible applications move to full application stage.
• Full applications are checked for accuracy and completeness.
• Projects are then reviewed by peer reviewers or GMF staff, followed by internal analysis.
• Final funding decisions are made by FCM’s Board of Directors.

• Applications are accepted year-round until annual funds are allocated.
• GMF staff aim to respond to pre-applications within 15 business days.
• Funding decisions take about 3 to 5 months for studies and 4 to 6 months for capital projects.
• Quebec municipalities must have pre-applications approved by MAMH.