MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 3.2

• Financial assistance application form
• Funding plan
• Final report
• Copies of publications or transfer products
• Supporting documents for expenses

Who is eligible?

• Advisors
• Legally constituted and Ministry-recognized agricultural producer organizations
• Parapublic or private organizations, except educational institutions
• Non-profit organizations

Who is not eligible

• Educational institutions

Eligible expenses

• Labour and professional fees
• Travel expenses
• Rental of land, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools, and materials
• Purchase of materials, inputs, and services
• Communication, advertising, and information dissemination costs
• Eligible sanitation and cleaning costs linked to group activities
• Administration costs up to 15%

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses incurred before the application is submitted
• Participant costs such as transport and meals, except eligible bus transport
• Computer equipment costs
• Government staff salaries and related expenses
• Land, building, and vehicle purchases
• Operating costs and normal maintenance
• Self-propelled equipment usable for other purposes
• Refundable GST/QST, except for non-profit organizations

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Relevance to the sub-program objectives (15 points)
• Quality of the approach or methodology (15 points)
• Expected results, innovation, and impact (40 points)
• Experience and expertise of the team (15 points)
• Feasibility, realism, costs, and financing (15 points)

• Step 1: Submit the application
  • Complete the financial assistance form.
  • Prepare and submit the funding plan.
  • Send the application to the MAPAQ regional office at least one month before the activity.
• Step 2: Wait for review
  • MAPAQ confirms receipt of the application.
  • The application is analyzed by the Ministry.
  • Approved files receive an offer and payment terms letter; refusals are explained in writing.
• Step 3: Carry out the project
  • Implement the project as approved.
  • Obtain MAPAQ approval before distributing any publication or results transfer product.
• Step 4: Submit deliverables
  • Send the final report and required deliverables to the regional office.
  • Provide copies of publications and expense support documents.
  • Funding is paid after review and approval of all deliverables.

• MAPAQ sends an acknowledgment after receiving the application.
• Eligible applications are reviewed by a MAPAQ committee.
• Approved projects receive an offer letter with payment terms.
• Rejected applications receive a written explanation.
• Funding is paid after the project is completed and all required deliverables are approved.

• Each publication or transfer product must be approved by MAPAQ before distribution.
• A final report and supporting deliverables must be submitted after project completion.
• Applications must be sent at least one month before the planned activity.
• Applicants may need to provide detailed supporting documents and justifications for expenses.