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Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
QC, Canada
Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects
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Grant and Funding
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- Manufacturing
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- Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)
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The "Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning" grant provides financial support up to $75,000 per study to encourage feasibility studies and planning of circular economy projects in Quebec's bioeconomy sector. It aims to foster innovative initiatives, partnerships, and structured activities that contribute to sustainable development through industrial synergies and strategic planning.
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- Financial support is a grant covering up to 50% of eligible expenses, with a maximum of $75,000 per study.
- The cumulative maximum of government aids for a project cannot exceed 70% of eligible expenses.
- Additional financial aid cannot originate from other programs of the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE).
- The funding is dependent on the merit as determined by the Technico-Economic Analysis Committee (CATE) of CRIBIQ.
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- Conducting technological, commercial, or competitive positioning studies related to the circular economy sector.
- Performing studies or analyses to address common issues, challenges, or needs across multiple companies within the same or related industrial sectors.
- Carrying out technico-economic feasibility studies or studies identifying technologies that enhance industrial synergies.
- Developing deployment strategies or acquiring strategic data to support innovation projects in the circular economy.
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- Eligible applicants include private profit-oriented companies with an establishment in Quebec, including cooperatives with similar activities to a company.
- Joint municipal sector companies are eligible.
- Eligible non-profit organizations must have an establishment in Quebec and engage in production and/or research and development and/or marketing activities, including cooperatives with similar functions such as sectoral associations and private business associations.
- Eligible collaborative partners include specialized professional service firms, public research institutes in Quebec (technology transfer centers, universities, and applied research centers), municipalities, cities, regional county municipalities (MRC), and similar organizations including non-profit organizations formed under the Quebec citiess and towns act.
- Ineligible applicants include state-owned enterprises, businesses registered on the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA), tertiary sector businesses primarily providing services rather than manufacturing goods or trading, any applicants who have failed to meet previous financial assistance obligations, and companies under protection from the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
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- Private for-profit companies with establishments in Quebec, including cooperatives with activities similar to businesses.
- Joint municipal sector corporations.
- Non-profit organizations (NPOs) with establishments in Quebec, focusing on production, research and development, or commercialization activities, including cooperatives with similar activities, such as sectoral associations and private business associations.
- Research institutes and public research institutions in Quebec, including technology transfer centres, universities, and other applied research centres.
- Municipalities, cities, and regional county municipalities (MRC) in Quebec, including similar organizations and NPOs constituted under the Cities and Towns Act.
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- State corporations and companies controlled directly or indirectly by a government (provincial or federal) or businesses majority-owned by a state corporation.
- Community Futures Development Corporations (SADC).
- Companies listed on the Register of Ineligible Businesses for Public Contracts (RENA).
- Companies in the tertiary sector whose main activity is the provision of services instead of manufacturing goods or trading.
- Applicants who, in the two years preceding the application, failed to meet their obligations after being duly notified by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE) concerning a previous financial assistance award.
- Companies under the protection of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
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- Professional fees.
- Salaries and benefits of employees assigned to the project, reflecting the actual employer-paid salary proportional to the time devoted to the project.
- Direct costs for the use of materials and equipment, calculated according to the project's duration to justify the necessity.
- Equipment rental costs directly related to the project, calculated based on the project's duration to demonstrate the need.
- Costs for the use of IT tools calculated per the project's usage.
- Travel and accommodation expenses associated with project execution.
- Administrative follow-up costs (management fees) of RSRI, established at 5% of the project's eligible expenses.
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- Quebec
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- Step 1: Validate Project Eligibility
- Contact Claude Côté to validate the eligibility of your project.
- Obtain the required forms for submitting a detailed application.
- Step 2: Prepare Detailed Application
- Include a thorough feasibility study in your detailed application.
- Ensure the study addresses industrial feasibility, planned activities, and expected outcomes.
- Make sure to include a section on deployment strategies or strategic data acquisition, if applicable.
- Step 3: Submit Full Application Form
- Submit the full application form by the deadline of April 3, 2025.
- Ensure that all required documentation and details are included.
- Step 4: Project Evaluation
- Your application will be analyzed by the Comité d’Analyse Technico-Économique (CATE).
- Await authorization from the CRIBIQ's decision-making bodies and the MEIE.
- Step 5: Financing Agreement
- Sign a financing agreement between the concerned RSRI, the beneficiary, and the partners.
- Step 6: Project Initiation
- Commence the project as per the agreed start date and deliverables.
- Undertake regular follow-ups and analysis of outcomes.
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- The financial support under this program consists of a grant that can cover up to 50% of eligible expenses for feasibility studies, with a maximum limit of $75,000 per study.
- The total government assistance for a project, including this grant, cannot exceed 70% of eligible expenses.
- The additional financial aid must not come from another program under the Quebec Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE).
- Projects are funded based on merit, as determined by the CRIBIQ's Technico-Economic Analysis Committee (CATE).
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claude.cote@cribiq.qc.ca
418-914-1608
