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MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4
Support for farm agri-environmental projects
Funding available
$ 500 - $ 20,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Prime-Vert – Volet 1 offers financial assistance to agricultural operations, CUMAs, and agri-food processors across Quebec for individual agri-environmental projects. Eligible activities include organic conversion, water management projects, and biodiversity or agricultural residual materials management measures.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase production or service capacity
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Increase operational productivity
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Minimum amount : 500 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Financial cooperative
- Non-financial cooperative
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Rural or Northern Residents
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
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Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Adoption of agri-environmental practices on farms
- Organic conversion of plant, maple, and beekeeping production units
- Management of agricultural residual materials and wastewater
- Field trials of agri-environmental practices
- Water management, soil conservation, and biodiversity improvement projects
Documents Needed
- Completed and signed application form
- Detailed quotes or equivalent price information
- Project-specific technical documents, plans, or diagnostics prepared by an adviser or engineer
- Required permits or authorizations, when applicable
- Proof of organic pre-certification or certification, where relevant
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Agricultural operations
- Agricultural cooperatives for equipment use (CUMA)
- Agri-food processors
- Farms with plant, maple, or beekeeping production units
Eligible expenses
- Purchase, modification, or installation of eligible equipment and agri-environmental infrastructure
- Technical planning, diagnostics, and adviser or engineer-prepared project documents required for eligible projects
- Location plans, designs, and compliance documentation required for project completion
Eligible geographic areas
- All administrative regions of Quebec
Selection criteria
- Alignment with the program objectives.
- Compliance with the technical requirements of the component.
- Quality of the submitted documents.
- Relevance of the proposed practice or project.
How to apply
- Step 1: Review program requirements
- Read the full program text and the documents related to the relevant sub-component.
- Prepare the project according to the technical requirements.
- Step 2: Prepare the application file
- Complete the required forms.
- Gather the supporting documents required for the selected project type.
- Step 3: Submit by email
- Send the complete application package by email to Prime-Vert@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.
- Make sure the file includes all mandatory documents.
- Step 4: Follow up on the decision
- Wait for the evaluation of the file and the decision notice.
- If needed, submit a request for review within 30 days of notification.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed after submission and only complete files are processed.
- Applicants are informed of the decision after evaluation.
- A decision review can be requested within 30 days of notification.
- For accepted projects, a convention is signed before the end-of-project claim is submitted.
Additional information
- Applications are accepted continuously until available funding is exhausted or the next Prime-Vert program is introduced.
- Only complete applications with all required documents will be processed.
- Applications must be sent by email to Prime-Vert@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.
- Applicants may request a review of a decision within 30 days of notification.
Contacts
Other components of this program
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- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.1Supports agri-environmental practices for farms
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.3Agri-environmental support for Quebec farms
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.4Support for sustainable farm agro-environmental practices
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.5Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.1Funding for agricultural agro-environmental projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.2Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.3Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4Agri-environment support for farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.5Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.6Funding for agri-environmental farm projects
Frequently Asked Questions about the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 Program
What is the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4?
Prime-Vert – Volet 1 offers financial assistance to agricultural operations, CUMAs, and agri-food processors across Quebec for individual agri-environmental projects. Eligible activities include organic conversion, water management projects, and biodiversity or agricultural residual materials management measures.
How much funding can be received?
MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 Funds up to $20,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 program?
To be eligible for the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 program, you must:
Eligible agricultural operation or CUMA
Project must match an eligible sub-component
Required supporting documents must be provided
What expenses are eligible under MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4?
Adoption of agri-environmental practices on farms
Organic conversion of plant, maple, and beekeeping production units
Management of agricultural residual materials and wastewater
Field trials of agri-environmental practices
Water management, soil conservation, and biodiversity improvement projects
Who can I contact for more information about the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4?
You can contact Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) by email at Prime-Vert@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at none.
Where is the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 available?
The MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 a grant, loan, or tax credit?
MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.4 is a Grant and Funding