Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program (SHAIP)
Purpose
The Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program (SHAIP) is a capital program for eligible retrofits that utilize the latest low-carbon and carbon-free energy technologies/systems in social housing apartment buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Funding
SHAIP was announced in the 2017 Federal budget and Niagara received a notional allocation of up to $2,489,627 for 2017-18 and $4,416,322 for 2018-19 to 2020-21.
Criteria
Must be social housing, i.e. must be subject to a transferred housing program under the Housing Services Act, 2011
Must be a single high-rise social housing apartment building
Must have 150 or more units for Year 1 (2017-18) and 100 or more units for Year 2 (2018-19) to Year 4 (2020-21), unless otherwise approved through a business case
Must be elevator-serviced
Eligible Building Retrofits
Replacing building heating and/or cooling systems, equipment, and associated sub-components including items such as mechanical insulation
Upgrading exterior or interior building insulation
Solar walls
Upgrading building windows and/or exterior doors
Upgrading building lighting systems including converting to light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems, lighting controls, and sensors
Re-cladding or upgrading building envelopes
Retrofits that utilize low-carbon and carbon-free energy technologies/systems
The cost of required building energy audit reports
How to Apply
Housing Providers must submit a Business Case for each job/project they wish to complete with SHAIP funding. The Business Case must include supporting documentation, e.g. technical reports, quotes/estimates, etc.
More information on the SHAIP Business Case can be found at nrh.ca in the Providers section.
Reporting
Housing Providers approved for SHAIP funding will be required to:
Sign a Contribution Agreement which will describe the legal obligations and reporting requirement for the approved project
Submit invoices to receive payment for approved work under SHAIP
Track and report SHAIP funding received on their annual audited financial statements
Recovery of Funding
NRH will take all available remedies to recover funding if a Housing Provider is not in compliance with the program guidelines or fails to complete the approved work within the program timelines.