Heritage Energy Retrofit Grant

Funder
Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Type
Grant
Region
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Maximum Amount
CA$14,000.00
Application Deadline
2021-11-30

The Heritage Energy Retrofit Grant is designed to encourage and enable deep energy retrofits and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions while respecting the heritage fabric and character-defining elements of participating homes in Vancouver. Retrofits can improve the comfort of your older home, reduce your energy bills and reduce impact on the environment.

Eligibility

House Eligibility Requirements (Click to View)

  1. Located in Vancouver.
  2. Rental homes require the owner of the home to apply.
  3. Constructed prior to 1940 or be listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register (VHR).
  4. The primary heat type is natural gas or oil.
  5. Eligible house types are (see guidelines for full details):
    • single family dwellings,
    • duplexes,
    • row homes or townhomes.
  6. Submission of twelve (24) months of energy consumption data pre (12) and post (12) retrofits.
  7. Completed in an 18-month period from the time of the pre-retrofit EnerGuide Rating System home evaluation.
Contact Details
Email
mail@vancouverheritagefoundation.org
Phone
604-264-9642
Contact Details
Application Deadline
2021-11-30
Form
https://www....
Guidelines
https://www....
Application Details

Applications will be assessed on a first-come, first-served basis between December 2019 and November 30, 2021, with all retrofits and the post-retrofit EnerGuide home evaluation completed by August 31, 2023. If all the grant funds have been allocated, the program will close pending approval of additional funding from the City of Vancouver. The VHF grant web page will be updated when the program has reached capacity.

VHF will aim to approve applications within an estimated response time of 5 to 10 business days.