Funding for Indigenous-Led Awareness and Education Projects for Cleaner Transportation and Clean Fuels (Canada)

Focus Areas

• Zero-Emission Vehicles Awareness
  • Support for projects that aim to increase awareness, knowledge, and public confidence in:
    • zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in medium and heavy-duty vehicle classes
    • low-emitting medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, delivery vans) including retrofits, repowers, and conversions
• Clean Fuels Awareness
  • Support for projects that increase knowledge and understanding about the opportunities, benefits, and considerations related to adopting clean fuels in industrial operations, across the economy, and for consumers. Clean fuels can include:
    • clean hydrogen and renewable natural gas
    • biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol
    • renewable diesel
    • synthetic fuels and sustainable aviation fuels

Funding Information

• This call for proposals has a notional funding allocation of up to $4.5 million, and projects must be completed by no later than March 31, 2026.

Eligible Activities

• Examples of project activities:
  • developing in-person or online education and/or awareness events, such as test drive opportunities
  • developing curriculum or training material
  • outreach and awareness campaigns
  • creating web-based resources
  • developing in-person professional training or industry-led skills training
  • increasing knowledge of charging & refuelling and/or clean-fuel options and technologies

Eligibility Criteria

• an Indigenous community or governing body
  • a First Nation (band or council under the Indian Act)
  • a tribal council
  • an Inuit organization
  • another form of government or representative organization; or
• a for-profit or not-for-profit business or organization that clearly demonstrates ownership and controlling interests by Indigenous groups

For more information, visit NRCan.