Funding projects aimed at improving educational success

• Completed CREVALE financial assistance application form
• Direct deposit form or void cheque
• Detailed project budget grid
• Resolution from the board of directors, institution, municipality, or other governing body authorizing the signatory
• Letter(s) confirming concertation with school(s) and community partner(s); for collective projects, letter(s) confirming concertation of each partner and support from the established concertation instance; for a first project, a copy of the letters patent or other official constituting document, except for cities, municipalities, and schools

Who is eligible?

• Legally incorporated non-profit organizations in education
• Municipalities and regional county municipalities
• School service centres and school boards
• College-level educational institutions and universities

Eligible expenses

• Animation materials, printing, supplies, promotional items, advertising, and activity-related rentals
• Kilometre expenses related to the project
• Speakers, consultants, and required training
• Salaries directly tied to project tasks

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Regular operating costs of the organization and activities not specifically linked to the project
• Capital expenditures, technology purchases, and staff development
• Food expenses, except possible exceptions for cooking workshops that build specific skills or snacks that help a particularly vulnerable audience participate
• Direct funding to schools or school service centres, including staff
• Cost overruns, reimbursed expenses, participant prizes, organizational debts, reimbursable tax portions, and expenses incurred outside the project period

• Each admissibility and analysis criterion is rated on a four-point scale: Tout à fait en accord, Plutôt d’accord, Plutôt en désaccord, Tout à fait en désaccord.
• The project description must be clear and relevant, linked to regional needs, and show clearly defined collaboration among the parties involved.
• The school-family-community approach is assessed positively, and the project is an asset when it follows this model.
• Objectives and evaluation indicators must be clear; the project must be scientifically grounded, realistic, and well detailed, with financial contributions from other partners when possible.
• Project history is considered, including objective achievement, spending ratio, activity completion, respect for the agreement, visibility, and deadlines; equity rules aim for one project per organization, per MRC, and per funding period, with one project per MRC where possible.

• Use the CREVALE forms for each deposit date.
• Send the application to projects@crevale.org with all required documents at the same time.

• CREVALE receives the files, analyzes the applications, and recommends projects to the Ministry of Education.
• The Ministry of Education approves the projects, and CREVALE then responds to every promoter, whether the project is accepted or not.
• Approved projects require a funding agreement and receive a first payment when the agreement is signed by both parties.
• Projects are then carried out with CREVALE follow-up and accompaniment, followed by final reporting and the second and final payment after acceptance of the project report and financial report.

• CREVALE offers support during project implementation on request, including adjustments, compliance, progress, and actions to prioritize.
• CREVALE gives a response to every promoter, whether the project is accepted or not.