Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 2

• Completed and signed application form
• Supporting documents listed in the application form

Who is eligible?

• Municipal organizations
• Indigenous communities
• Non-profit organizations and cooperatives, except financial cooperatives
• Social economy enterprises
• For-profit businesses with an NEQ number under Component 2 only

Who is not eligible

• Private businesses in the financial sector
• Financial cooperatives

Eligible expenses

• Project-related expenses such as rent, travel, data, materials, and equipment.
• Planning and study costs, including salaries, benefits, and professional or contractual fees.
• Costs for project construction, development, implementation, or deployment.
• Costs linked to consultation with regional stakeholders.
• Administrative costs up to 5% of eligible expenses.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses for projects already completed.
• Expenses incurred before the financial assistance agreement is signed.
• Loans, loan guarantees, and equity investments.
• Operating deficits, interest, loan repayments, and working capital replenishment.
• Project relocation outside the local municipality and lobbying expenses.

Eligible geographic areas

• MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent

• Alignment with the MRC’s priorities and intervention actions.
• Financial viability and quality of the financing plan.
• Innovation and development potential.
• Socioeconomic impact, job creation, and community benefits.

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Complete and sign the application form.
  • Gather the required supporting documents listed in the form.
• Step 2: Submit by email
  • Send the application to projets.projects@mrcgsl.ca.
• Step 3: Review by the MRC
  • The file is analyzed once the form and documents are received.
  • Additional documents may be requested during review.

• Applications are analyzed only after the completed form and all required supporting documents are received.
• The MRC may request additional documents during the review process.
• The usual response time after analysis begins is 30 to 60 days.
• Accepted projects are subject to a financial assistance agreement.

The grant aims to support local and regional development in complementary alignment with other government programs. The management of the grant is undertaken by the MRC, which identifies its own intervention priorities and establishes support policies.

• Recipients can include any organization, excluding private financial sector enterprises and financial cooperatives.
• Funds can be utilized for planning mandates related to planning, development, and providing technical or subvention assistance to local municipalities.
• Eligible activities include promoting and supporting entrepreneurship, community mobilization, and implementing sectoral development agreements with government ministries or bodies.
• Potential support areas include social, cultural, economic, or environmental initiatives, and rural development projects.
• Interested parties are advised to contact their respective MRC for application procedures.