City of Kawartha Lakes targets provincial and federal funding. 

The City of Kawartha Lakes constructed an innovative, net-zero energy, mixed-use building that produces at least as much energy as it will consume annually. 

 

GrantMatch assisted in eliminating the friction the City had experienced in the process of identifying, qualifying for, and securing municipal grant funding to support community building initiatives.  

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THE CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES TAKES ON MUNICIPAL FUNDING IN A BIG WAY

For nearly a decade, the GrantMatch team has served the City of Kawartha Lakes as their government funding strategists, leading to many funding approvals. Over the years, the City's grant strategy has focused on keeping taxes low, green initiatives, and generating affordable housing for residents. City staff work tirelessly to generate shovel-ready projects that align municipal priorities with those held by higher levels of government to ensure the City gets its fair share of funding.

DRIVEN BY RESULTS

The City was approved for a loan of $5 million and a grant of $750,000 to construct affordable housing units that have the potential to maintain a net-zero energy capability. 

GrantMatch stacked the Low Carbon Innovation Fund and the Green Municipal Fund for a carbon-neutral affordable housing project for the City of Kawartha Lakes. 

As a GrantMatch Premium client, the City of Kawartha Lakes’ finance team remains focused on serving their community, with the assurance that the GrantMatch team will actively pursue funding opportunities to support community-building initiatives. 

A municipal grant strategy to fit a growing and forward-thinking city 

The net-zero energy building integrates public offices and affordable residential accommodations on what was previously a brownfield site. 
 
By strategically targeting government funding programs, the City has created a beautiful, sustainable, and energy-efficient structure, complete with green space and a community garden, on what was once unusable land, and the community now benefits from the increased availability of affordable housing. 

$5 Million

Funding Approval

A $5,000,000 loan was secured through the Green Municipal Fund for the Carbon Neutral Affordable Housing Project. 

 

$750,000

Funding Approval

$750,000 was secured from the Low Carbon Innovation Fund for the Carbon Neutral Affordable Housing Project. 

$245,500

Funding Approval

$245,500 was secured through the Rural Economic Development Fund for the Community Downtown Revitalization Project. 

PROACTIVE FUNDING STRATEGY - THE 'OUR KAWARTHA LAKES' PLAN INTEGRATES ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL FACTORS

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Economic

The City's funding strategy aligns with several goals outlined in a Local Action Plan: to create adequate housing for all members of the community, convert low-value land into tax-generating assets, and stimulate local economies related to infrastructure and green technology.

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Environmental

Funding goals target infrastructure to better handle storm water, enhance stewardship of water resources for sustainability, improve air quality and reduce GHG emissions, and foster a culture of energy conservation and renewable energy production.

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Social

Funding supports an integrated Community Sustainability Plan that has nine areas of focus, including resource consumption, health, education, social well-being, innovation, and active communities

“In the past, the City of Kawartha Lakes has found applying to government funding programs to be a daunting task. Often, tight deadlines and comprehensive programming eligibility requirements have left our staff feeling overwhelmed and ultimately unsuccessful.”

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Strategy and Performance Specialist, City of Kawartha Lakes Brenda Stonehouse

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The City of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is mostly rural. It is the second largest single-tier municipality in Ontario by land area and has a population of 75,000 residents.

The City of Kawartha Lakes constructed an innovative net-zero energy mixed-use building that, using renewable energy systems, produces at least as much energy as it will consume annually.

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