MRC de Rivière-du-Loup — FRR – Stream 2: Support for structuring projects to improve living environments

• Completed and signed application form
• Excel budget sheet
• Organization’s latest annual financial statements
• Board or municipal resolution naming the project and signatory
• Municipality support letter and other relevant supporting documents

Who is eligible?

• Local municipalities and other municipal bodies
• Indigenous communities
• Legally constituted non-profit organizations
• Cooperatives, except financial or health cooperatives
• For-profit businesses with a Quebec business number

Who is not eligible

• Government ministries, agencies, Crown corporations, and subsidiaries
• Health and education institutions, except in specific community-benefit cases
• Financial-sector businesses, including financial and insurance/intermediary firms
• Private businesses under bankruptcy or creditor protection
• Organizations registered in the RENA registry

Eligible expenses

• Project-related salaries, benefits, rent, travel, data, materials, and equipment
• Planning and study costs, including professional or contractual fees
• Construction, fitting-out, implementation, and setup costs
• Planning and consultation costs with regional stakeholders
• Non-recoverable taxes and limited administration costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred before the application is submitted
• Projects already completed or operating expenses
• Loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, and prizes or contests
• Costs to move a business outside its current municipality
• Lobbying, severance, and legal costs linked to civil or criminal allegations

Eligible geographic areas

• MRC of Rivière-du-Loup
• Rivière-du-Loup
• Saint-Antonin
• All municipalities within the MRC territory

• Community impacts and benefits
• Project structure and long-term value
• Mobilization and partnership involvement
• Administrative quality and financial realism
• Minimum score of 60 points required

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Complete the MRC’s unique application form.
  • Complete the Excel budget sheet.
  • Gather the required supporting documents.
• Step 2: Submit to the MRC
  • Send the application and supporting documents by email to the MRC.
  • Submit by the applicable intake date.
• Step 3: Administrative review
  • The MRC reviews the file and may request additional information.
  • The application is analyzed by the committee.
• Step 4: Decision and agreement
  • The MRC council decides whether to approve the project.
  • If approved, a protocol agreement is signed.

• Applications are first reviewed administratively for eligibility.
• The project is then analyzed by the review committee.
• The committee makes a recommendation to the MRC council.
• The council makes the final funding decision.
• If approved, a funding agreement is signed before payment.

• A single MRC form is used for applications.
• Projects submitted after a deadline are reviewed at the next intake date.
• The project must be completed by December 31, 2028.
• Only one MRC fund can finance the same project.