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Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component
Flood resilience and relocation support
Funding available
Up to 100% of project cost
Deadline
Closed
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Programme de résilience et d’adaptation face aux inondations (PRAFI) – Volet Résilience des communautés et relocalisation provides $75 million to municipalities, regional county municipalities, intermunicipal boards, and groupings of such organizations. It supports community resilience planning, building relocation or immunization, and flood-related information and awareness activities.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
Eligible Funding
- Up to 100% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Community resilience planning for flood-prone sectors.
- Information, awareness, consultation, and public communication activities related to flooding or relocation.
- Relocation of heritage buildings and municipal or community-use buildings.
- Reconstruction or requalification of a municipal building outside the flood zone.
- Reduction of building vulnerability and restoration of vacated sites to a natural and safe condition.
Documents Needed
- PRAFI information form for the community resilience and relocation stream
- Building list
- Model municipal council resolution
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Municipalities
- Regional county municipalities (MRCs)
- Intermunicipal boards
- Groupings of such organizations
Who is not eligible
- Private individuals and businesses cannot submit a project themselves.
Eligible expenses
- Contract costs and professional fees needed for relocation or building vulnerability reduction works, and for community resilience plans or information and awareness activities.
- Laboratory fees, chantier surveying fees, quality-control costs, materials purchases, and tool, equipment and machinery rentals.
- Building and land acquisition costs for requalification, required public communication costs, permits and authorizations, impact studies, archaeological studies, art integration, and independent auditor costs.
- In-house work costs, including regular wages, materials and supplies, and eligible rentals used for admitted works.
- Costs directly tied to restoring a vacated site to a natural and safe condition.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Activities already funded or being funded by another government program, including RÉCIM and PRACIM.
- Projects receiving aid under a general or specific program established under the Loi sur la sécurité civile.
- Aménagements résilients on vacant lots.
- Conservation and enhancement of vacant lands such as parks or sports fields.
- Reconstruction or requalification works tied to future needs or normal building maintenance.
Eligible geographic areas
- High flood risk zones
- The urban perimeter of the same municipality or a contiguous municipality, for building relocation projects
Selection criteria
- Implementation from a comprehensive and sustainable perspective, targeting priority sectors.
- Importance of the flooding issue in the targeted sector, including history, recurrence, risks, impacts, and the number of people and buildings at risk.
- Demonstration of the relevance of the proposed solution.
- Quality of planning and the capacity of the municipal organization and partners to carry out the project.
- Consultation approach with the citizens targeted by the community resilience plan and the project’s level of social acceptability.
How to apply
- Submit the application during a call for projects.
- Send the completed PRAFI information form and all required documents via PGAMR.
Processing and Agreement
- A financial aid agreement must be concluded between the Ministry and the beneficiary.
- No contracts may be awarded and no work may begin before the minister signs the letter of promise of financial aid.
- The aid is paid after the Ministry approves expense claims.
- Projects may be reviewed or verified before the final expense claim is approved.
- The beneficiary must complete end-of-project accountability as specified in the financial aid agreement, and the last payment depends on the transmission of required data.
Additional information
- The 10 project offices support stakeholders in identifying resilience and adaptation measures based on scientific analyses and expertise.
Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component Program
What is the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component?
Programme de résilience et d’adaptation face aux inondations (PRAFI) – Volet Résilience des communautés et relocalisation provides $75 million to municipalities, regional county municipalities, intermunicipal boards, and groupings of such organizations. It supports community resilience planning, building relocation or immunization, and flood-related information and awareness activities.
How much funding can be received?
Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component Funds up to 100% of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component program?
To be eligible for the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component program, you must:
The applicant must be a municipality, regional county municipality (MRC), intermunicipal board, or a grouping of such organizations.
The project must target buildings in a high flood risk zone.
For reconstruction or requalification projects, population and service-sharing conditions apply.
What expenses are eligible under Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component?
Community resilience planning for flood-prone sectors.
Information, awareness, consultation, and public communication activities related to flooding or relocation.
Relocation of heritage buildings and municipal or community-use buildings.
Reconstruction or requalification of a municipal building outside the flood zone.
Reduction of building vulnerability and restoration of vacated sites to a natural and safe condition.
Who can I contact for more information about the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component?
You can contact Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) by email at changements.climatiques@mamh.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at 4186912010.
Where is the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component available?
The Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component is a Grant and Funding