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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation et des Affaires rurales |
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4th Floor Tel: 1-866-306-7827 Fax: 519 826-4336 |
4e étage Tél. : 1-866-306-7827 Téléc. : 519 826-4336 |
Rural Community
Development Branch
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September 20, 2010 |
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Bruce Mason, P.Eng
Manager, Design and Construction
Economic
Ottawa,
K2G 6J8
Dear Bruce:
In response
to your enquiry concerning whether surplus ISF funds can be used for housing
projects, this is to confirm that municipally owned housing such as social
housing is not eligible under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. Funding programs to assist with the
renovations and retrofits of social housing are being administered via
partnerships between the federal and provincial governments: the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(CMHC) and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH).
Also,
in response to your enquiry concerning the total cost of new
projects that can be applied for, this is to confirm that the total
cost applied for cannot exceed the total savings from existing
projects. This application intake is only for current ISF applicants
with approved projects that have identified savings. New projects can be
applied for through utilizing the identified savings from pre-approved ISF
projects only. The eligibility criteria (attached) instructs the
municipality to identify (by project number[s]) the source, as well as
the precise dollar value(s), of the savings to be used for the new
project.
If
you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to call me at 519-826-4524 or e-mail me at martha.smith@ontario.ca.
Sincerely,
Martha Smith
Project Analyst
