The Manitoba government is awarding $1 million in grants from the Conservation and Climate Fund to nine organizations for green projects throughout the province.
Manitoba launched the Conservation and Climate Fund last year with a commitment to ongoing support for environmental projects. Grants have been awarded this year to the following organizations through a results-oriented intake process:
- Strategic Systems Engineering Inc. – $150,000 for a circular economy project which provides phosphorus and bio-char production from local harvested biomass feedstock;
- Red River Basin Commission – $150,000 for a Netley Marsh renewal pilot on the restoration of vegetation shelves;
- Gardewine Group – $150,000 for a heavy-duty electric truck, electrical infrastructure and operational testing;
- Green Action Centre – $35,000 for an advanced compost pilot involving provincial government buildings;
- Carbon Block – approximately $122,000 to research fertilizer application practices that would reduce nutrient loading in Manitoba’s waterways and achieve greenhouse-gas emissions reductions;
- Office of Sustainability, University of Manitoba – $69,000 to support the electrification of fleet vehicles and encourage staff and students to use plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles;
- Tecmerra Methane Solutions Ltd. – $150,000 for cleantech development involving a methane to methanol technology;
- Winnipeg Trails Association Inc. – approximately $59,000 to support Winter Peg 2022, which will create winter activity in parks and community green spaces throughout Winnipeg; and
- Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (AMBM), approximately $114,000 to support education about the transition to zero-emission vehicles by municipalities.
- Funded projects support the ongoing commitment to green investments that align with the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan. Applications were assessed and ranked on established criteria and projected outcomes to ensure a strong performance-based approach. The application criteria is drawn from the pillars and keystones of the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan.
For information on the Conservation and Climate Fund, visit Manitoba GO (Manitoba Grants Online) at www.gov.mb.ca/grants/grant-name.html