MAPAQ — Biofood Innovation Program – Component 2

• Completed and signed application form and annexes.
• Project budget forecasts for the funding period.
• Partner commitment form, when required.
• Curriculum vitae of the project researchers and professionals.
• Knowledge transfer plan for applied research, experimental development, or technological adaptation projects.

Who is eligible?

• Research establishments
• Technology transfer establishments
• Associations and groups of enterprises or producers

Who is not eligible

• Government ministries, budgetary organizations, Crown corporations, and entities controlled by governments or Crown corporations.
• Municipal entities.
• Financial cooperatives and banking institutions.
• Applicants under bankruptcy or insolvency protection.
• Applicants under an animal welfare or safety order.

Eligible expenses

• Project-related salaries, student wages, and related social charges.
• Consulting fees, equipment purchases, materials, supplies, and rental or usage costs.
• Laboratory analysis, travel and accommodation, registration, communication, and dissemination costs.
• Specialized training costs and non-refundable GST/QST.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs not directly related to the project.
• Expenses incurred before funding approval.
• Public-sector staff remuneration and related expenses, except for students.
• Building purchase, expansion or construction, land acquisition, and self-propelled equipment.
• Debt service, operating costs, gifts, prizes, and the refundable portion of GST/QST.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Applications are reviewed by an evaluation committee, with external expert input when needed.
• Eligible applications are assessed against program and call-for-project priorities, expected results, deliverables, industry contribution, scientific quality, and feasibility.
• The Ministry sends a written decision by mail or email.
• If approved, the applicant must sign the financial assistance agreement.
• Supporting documents and deliverables are required before each payment, as set out in the agreement.

• A minimum of four calls for projects will be launched during the program's duration on the Ministry's website.
• The maximum cumulative public financial support (from Quebec and Canadian government sources) for a single project cannot exceed 90% of eligible expenses.
• Applicants must declare all received public funding upon each payment claim, and any surplus over the public funding cap must be reimbursed.
• Supporting documentation and deliverables must be provided before each disbursement, as detailed in the financial assistance agreement.