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GREEN MUNICIPAL FUND

:: Web Site: www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/GMF/

Now in its seventh year, The Green Municipal Fund has supported more than 500 studies, field tests, plans and capital projects across Canada to improve the quality of our air, soil and water and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

As the only national fund that specifically addresses the needs of municipal governments and their partners, its range of financial solutions, resources, expertise and services has become the premier source for municipal governments pursuing environmental infrastructure initiatives.

To date, 522 GMF studies, field tests, plans and capital projects have been approved for funding of $302 million, leveraging over $1.9 billion of economic activity in communities across Canada.

The Government of Canada has endowed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with $550 million to establish and manage the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The 2005 federal budget added $300 million to the existing $250 million fund, of which $150 million is earmarked for brownfield redevelopment.