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

• For local projects: Up to 40% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $10,000 per project.
• For intermunicipal projects: Up to 30% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $15,000 per project.
• For territorial projects: Up to 50% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $20,000 per project.
• For projects where the MRC is the promoter: 100% of eligible expenses covered.
• The combined total of government assistance from Quebec, Canada, and this fund cannot exceed 80% of eligible project costs.

• The applicant must be one of the following: the MRC, a municipality or municipal organization, a non-profit organization (NPO), a non-financial cooperative, a social economy enterprise (excluding the financial sector), an organization from the education, health, culture, environment, heritage, or social services sectors, or the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation.
• The project must be aligned with the strategic orientations or priority areas identified by the MRC de Rivière-du-Loup.
• The project must include eligible expenses as defined by the fund.
• The financial plan must demonstrate a minimum of 20% funding from sources within the community.
• For territorial projects, the initiative must benefit the population of at least 7 municipalities within the MRC or be recognized by the MRC as a regional infrastructure project.

Who is eligible?

• Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Rivière-du-Loup and municipal entities
• Non-profit organizations (NPOs)
• Non-financial cooperatives
• Social economy enterprises (excluding those in the financial sector)
• Organizations in the fields of education, health, culture, environment, heritage, or social services operating on the territory
• First Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk

Who is not eligible

• Private businesses, except those addressed in other specific support policies.
• Financial sector cooperatives and social economy enterprises in the financial sector.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and benefits for employees, interns, and similar personnel directly involved in the project.
• Professional fees for external consultants or specialists required for the project.
• Capital expenditures for the purchase of land, buildings, equipment, or machinery essential for project activities.
• Acquisition of technologies, software, or patents needed for the project.
• Working capital calculated for the first year of the project's operations.
• Other expenses directly associated with the development and implementation of the project, subject to justification.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations located within the territory of the MRC de Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.
• Projects with impact on at least 7 of the 13 municipalities within the MRC de Rivière-du-Loup.

• Number of municipalities affected by the project.
• Expected benefits and results of the project (retombées).
• Level of local support, mobilization, and involvement.
• Sustainability of project outcomes (pérennité).
• Demonstration of human and financial partnerships.

Note: Projects are evaluated based on a detailed evaluation grid and must achieve at least 60 points to receive a favorable recommendation.

• Project submissions are reviewed at fixed dates six times per year, with the calendar posted twice annually on the MRC website.
• Any project not meeting the required evaluation score may be resubmitted after improvements by the applicant.
• If funds remain unallocated by March 31, 2025, they must be returned; all projects must be fully completed, with final reports submitted, by December 31, 2025.
• The policy governing this grant may be amended at any time by the MRC council, and supersedes all previous related policies.