MRC de Mékinac — FRR Stream 4

• Application form
• Financial health documents
• Supporting documents for the project
• Proof of eligible expenses
• Any documents required by the funding agreement

Who is eligible?

• Municipal organizations.
• Private businesses and social economy businesses.
• Cooperatives.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Education network organizations and legal entities starting a project or business.

Who is not eligible

• Organizations listed in the Quebec Enterprise Register as ineligible for public contracts.
• Private financial services businesses.
• Financial services cooperatives.

Eligible expenses

• Direct project costs needed for implementation.
• Salaries and service contracts directly tied to coordination, planning, and delivery.
• Project funding for eligible organizations under the vitality framework.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Operating deficits, debt repayment, or working capital top-ups.
• Expenses incurred before the agreement is signed.
• Costs already paid by the Government of Quebec for the same project.
• Completed projects, unrelated expenses, loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, and refundable taxes.

Eligible geographic areas

• MRC de Mékinac.
• Lac-aux-Sables.
• Notre-Dame-de-Montauban.
• Saint-Adelphe.
• Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac.
• Trois-Rives.

• Applications are received and first reviewed by the vitality and communications coordinator.
• The vitality committee analyzes the project and makes a recommendation to the Council of Mayors.
• The Council of Mayors approves or rejects the recommendation.
• The applicant is informed of the final decision and, if applicable, an agreement is drafted and signed.
• After signing, the applicant must carry out the project under the agreement terms.

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
• Maximum review time is 90 days.
• Support is available from the vitality and communications coordinator.
• Projects may be subject to a funding agreement.