RFP: Building Capacity with the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program

November 10, 2023

The Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs) is launching 2 requests for proposals (RFP) in November 2023:

  1. RFP for the Capacity Building Stream
  2. RFP for Indigenous Engagement Grants

While proposal intake has not yet commenced, an Applicant Guide is now available for both RFPs. Please note that eligible activities under this Capacity Building RFP are narrower in scope compared to the previous RFP held in Fall 2021.

More information on the timeline for these RFPs, including webinar dates, can be found below. Additional information will be shared by email with the SREPs distribution list and on this page, as it becomes available.

Go HERE for more information

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