MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 3

• The applicant must be a municipal organization, Indigenous community, private company (excluding those in the financial sector), social economy enterprise, cooperative (excluding financial cooperatives), non-profit organization, educational institution, or a legal entity planning to start a business.
• The project must be directly related to civil and public security or advanced (cutting-edge) logistics.
• The proposed initiative must be of a non-recurring, time-limited nature and not related to the regular ongoing operations of the applicant.
• The organization must not be listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts.

Who is eligible?

The MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 3 grant aims to support projects related to civil and public security and advanced logistics. Eligible applicants for funding under this program include a variety of organizations capable of initiating non-recurrent projects. The specified eligible entities are:

• Municipal organizations and Indigenous communities.
• Private enterprises and social economy enterprises, excluding those in the financial sector.
• Cooperatives, except those in the financial sector.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Educational institutions.
• Legal entities intending to start a business.

These organizations must be aligned with the objectives of enhancing defense and public safety, as well as pioneering logistics developments within the community.

Who is not eligible

• Private companies in the financial sector.
• Cooperatives in the financial sector.
• Organizations listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Projects associated with the establishment or expansion of health services (e.g., health cooperatives).
• Organizations involved in litigation with the Government of Quebec or in default of obligations administered by the Minister.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and service contracts directly related to concertation, planning, and implementation activities specific to the agreement (excluding regular operational activities).
• Funding for projects carried out by eligible organizations, in accordance with the management framework.
• Administrative expenses, up to a maximum of 10% of the total budget.

Eligible geographic areas

• Municipalité régionale de comté du Haut-Richelieu (Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality), Quebec

• Alignment with the fields of civil and public security and advanced logistics.
• Project contributes to or advances a step in the established action plan.
• Project results from consultation with relevant partners and working committees.
• Costs are realistic and justified.
• Adherence to principles of sound management, particularly in obtaining public authorizations, providing supporting documents and payment proofs, and submission of deliverables to the MRC and relevant authorities.
• The financial structure complies with the management framework.
• Clear demonstration of links between project stages, activities, required resources, and targets.
• Clear governance structure.

• Any unused funds must be returned to the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation after the conclusion of the agreement.
• The Organisme must keep original supporting documents related to the financial contributions for at least three years after the end of the agreement.
• Modifications to the agreement require a written, signed amendment by all parties.
• Recipients must acknowledge the financial contribution of the Quebec government in all public communications and promotional materials related to the project.