Non-profit housing retrofit grants
Supporting climate-friendly retrofits.
Grants
Up to $80,000
For
Non-profit housing providers to plan for climate-friendly renovations
Grants
Up to $80,000
For
Non-profit housing providers to plan for climate-friendly renovations
We’re providing $5 million in grants and supports over the next three years to help non-profit housing providers plan for deep energy retrofit projects.
It’s a key part of our climate commitments.
We support projects that help non-profit housing providers put their buildings on a pathway to net-zero and climate resilience — toward buildings that emit no greenhouse gases and better withstand the negative effects of a changing climate, ensuring occupant comfort and health are
maintained.
Non-profit housing providers, and organizations that support them, can apply to three program areas that help plan and support climate-friendly retrofits. We will be expanding this program to include co-operative housing in the near feature.
Get grants up to $80,000 to support planning for deep energy and carbon retrofit projects such as:
Grants can be used in combination with other funding programs.
You can use these grants for:
You are eligible to participate in the program if your organization is:
Not a member?
Connect with our Community Investment team and learn about all the ways we can support your organization.
Email our Community Investment team at housingretrofits@vancity.com about your retrofit project needs.
Here’s what you should include:
We’ll follow up to request additional information or a meeting to discuss your project. Our process is simple and without a formal application as we continue to learn about where our members need support.
To reach a net-zero future, portfolio and capital planning need to include measures for deep emissions reductions and climate resilience. This pilot will contribute to best practices in the non-profit housing sector. Pilot participants will work closely with Affine Climate Solutions to test new approaches for net-zero retrofit planning.
Pilot participants will receive free consulting services from Affine Climate Solutions that include:
We’re seeking members that have a mortgage with Vancity and support at the Board and Executive levels to achieve significant emission reductions across their building portfolio.
Interested in participating?
Please email housingretrofits@vancity.com to express your interest. We’ll be shortlisting 3-5 participants.
If your non-profit organization enables non-profit housing providers to implement retrofit projects, we’d love to support your work. Organizations we’ve supported and ways they’ve used the funding:
Should your organization be on this list?
Connect with us at housingretrofits@vancity.com.
Help us evolve this brand new program. What challenges are you seeing with retrofitting buildings that we can help with? How can we expand support to housing co-operatives?
Email us at housingretrofits@vancity.com.