PEI Climate Challenge Fund

In 2020, the Government of Prince Edward Island established a $1-million annual Climate Challenge Fund (CC Fund). The CC Fund is intended to generate the best innovative solutions to respond to the threat of climate change by students, experts, communities and businesses.  

The fund will accept applications from Island businesses, municipalities, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, organizations representing culturally diverse communities, service providing agencies, services for diverse groups, organizations and groups, and not-for-profit organizations doing projects in Prince Edward Island.

Specifically, the fund will support projects that:
• help adapt to projected impacts of climate change;
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
• increase opportunities for carbon sequestration;
• support public outreach and education; and
• expand research and knowledge.

CC Fund contributions will be limited to a maximum of $100,000 per project, or $100,000 per applicant/year for applicants with multiple projects, unless otherwise approved by the Climate Challenge Working Group.

For academic institutions, the CC Fund will contribute funding of 70% of eligible expenditures. Successful applicants may use in-kind resources, or other Federal or Provincial funds as their share of the costs, subject to the stacking rules or policies inherent to other programs.  

Overhead costs must be included in the budget at a rate of five per cent of the total funding request.  

Applications submitted by November 30, 2020 will be considered in the first round of approvals for 2020-21 funding, but applications can be submitted anytime on an ongoing basis.

For more information, visit https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/apply-pei-climate-challenge-fund.

UPEI Submission Process:

UPEI may submit multiple applications; however, program guidelines require departments to assign a priority rating to each individual project.  Therefore, applicants must communicate with their Chair (or Dean for non-departmentalized faculties) before preparing an application.  

Applicants intending to meet the November 30th deadline must ensure that their application is submitted for approval in the UPEI Researcher Portal by November 23rd, and ensure that it reaches Research Services for review by November 25th.