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Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund
Clean energy commercialization support in British Columbia
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- Funding available
- $ 500,000 - $ 1,500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Deadline
- Unspecified
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Who can apply
- Any Canadian private entity is eligible to be an applicant and submit an application for funding under this fund.
- See full eligibility
Overview
The BC Innovative Clean Energy Fund Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation supports Canadian private entities developing clean energy technologies in British Columbia, with funding anticipated between $500,000 and $1,500,000 per application and government support capped at 75% of eligible project costs. Eligible work includes pre-commercial development and first-of-kind commercial deployments, including electrification efficiency technologies, heat pumps, waste heat recovery, and grid flexibility solutions.
At a glance
Funding available
- Maximum funding
- $1,500,000
- Minimum funding
- $500,000
- Maximum share of project costs
- 75%
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Develop a new product or service
- Conduct research and development activities
- Reduce environmental footprint
Eligible candidates
- Location
- British Columbia
- Eligible Industries
- All industries
- Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
- Organisation size
- All organization sizes
- Audience
- All groups
- Legal structures
- All legal structures
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Availability timeline
2026
Periods: 2
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Any Canadian private entity is eligible to be an applicant and submit an application for funding under this fund.
Eligible expenses
- Goods, services, and professional and technical costs required to plan and conduct project activities.
- Capital items with no residual value beyond the project scope.
- Depreciation costs of capital items that have a residual value beyond the project scope.
- Capacity building and transportation costs for projects involving rural, remote or regional communities.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Research-only focused projects.
- Feasibility-only focused studies, including pre-feasibility, feasibility, engineering studies, business cases, or similar studies.
- Commercial technology projects that are not truly First-of-Kind in BC.
- Projects that do not have a near-term pathway to commercialization and market deployment in BC.
Activities funded
- Pre-commercial technology development that progresses a novel clean energy technology toward commercial deployment and adoption in BC.
- Commercial technology first-of-kind deployment in a novel sector, application, or configuration.
- Electrification affordability and efficiency projects, including affordability-enhancing technologies, heat pumps and ancillary technologies, and waste heat recovery and avoidance technologies.
- Utility energy management and smart grid projects, including grid flexibility, load management and distributed energy resource technologies, grid-enhancing technologies, and advanced materials and products.
How to apply
- Email completed applications to icefund@gov.bc.ca during the application window.
Selection criteria
- Applications that meet mandatory criteria are evaluated against weighted criteria worth 100 points.
- Additional desirable project attributes are scored for 20 points.
- Projects aligned with the preferred themes are prioritized for funding, and projects outside these themes may be screened out if sufficient high-quality applications are received.
- Successful proposals are ranked based on application and detailed proposal scores, preferred project types, and Targeted Call portfolio fit.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications will be reviewed by the evaluation team, and the strongest applications meeting the evaluation criteria will be invited to submit a detailed proposal.
- Detailed proposals will be evaluated by the evaluation team and technical reviewers, and proposals meeting minimum score requirements will be asked to participate in an online presentation and may undergo further due diligence.
- Successful proposals are ranked based on application and detailed proposal scores, preferred project types, and Targeted Call portfolio fit.
- Successful applicants will be notified before November 30, 2026 and offered the opportunity to sign a contract with the Province.
- Fund recipients must submit project completion reporting and simplified annual performance reporting for each calendar year post completion, to December 31, 2034.
Additional information
- The ICE Fund’s Open Call for Innovation and Partnerships remains open and is accepting applications.
- Applications may be reviewed concurrently by another BC government administered fund and may be referred to the Open Call or another BC government fund.
- Applicants that do not receive funding may request feedback.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund Program
What is the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund?
The BC Innovative Clean Energy Fund Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation supports Canadian private entities developing clean energy technologies in British Columbia, with funding anticipated between $500,000 and $1,500,000 per application and government support capped at 75% of eligible project costs. Eligible work includes pre-commercial development and first-of-kind commercial deployments, including electrification efficiency technologies, heat pumps, waste heat recovery, and grid flexibility solutions.
How much funding can be received?
Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses, capped at $1,500,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund program?
To be eligible for the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund program, you must:
The application must be written in English.
The application must be sufficiently complete and comprehensible to support evaluation.
The project location must be in BC.
What expenses are eligible under Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund?
Goods, services, and professional and technical costs required to plan and conduct project activities.
Capital items with no residual value beyond the project scope.
Depreciation costs of capital items that have a residual value beyond the project scope.
Capacity building and transportation costs for projects involving rural, remote or regional communities.
Who can I contact for more information about the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund?
You can contact Government of British Columbia (BC) by email at icefund@gov.bc.ca.
Where is the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund available?
The Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund program is available the province of British Columbia.
Is the Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Targeted Call for Clean Energy Innovation - BC ICE Fund is a Grant and Funding