MRC Pontiac — FRR Stream 1
- Open Date : January 1, 2023
Overview
The grant program "Fonds régions et ruralité (FRR) - Volet 1: Soutien au rayonnement des régions" aims to support impactful projects contributing to the attractiveness and development of Quebec's regions, offering a maximum funding of $1 million per year for a single project over five years, with eligible activities including territorial development and non-recurrent initiatives. It excludes projects in the Montreal and Capitale-Nationale regions and prohibits funding for ongoing operational costs.
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Increase social or community impact
- Improve governance or administrative structure
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Open Date : January 1, 2023
Eligible candidates
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
- Pontiac
- Outaouais
- Quebec
- Financial cooperative
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- Social economy enterprise
- Non-financial cooperative
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Rural or Northern Residents
Next Steps
Activities funded
This grant supports projects that enhance regional attractiveness and enterprise development. Eligible initiatives are non-recurring and aim to benefit multiple Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) territories.
- Projects directly contributing to the attractiveness of living environments or the development of enterprises.
- Sectoral development agreements referring to extensive actions within general objectives, enhancing regional attractiveness or enterprise development.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
The grant is open to applications from various organizations, excluding financial businesses and cooperatives, but all applications are subject to certain legal and compliance criteria.
- Organizations not involved in litigation with the Quebec government.
- Organizations not in default of their legal obligations.
- Organizations not registered as non-eligible in public contracts.
- Projects that span more than one regional county municipality (MRC).
Who is not eligible
This grant has specific exclusions for certain types of entities based on their financial industry involvement or their public contract eligibility status. These exclusions are to ensure alignment with regional development priorities and proper use of public funds.
- Private enterprises in the financial sector.
- Financial cooperatives.
- Organizations listed in the register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
Eligible expenses
The grant covers specific expenses directly related to the implementation and success of the project.
- Operating costs directly linked to project implementation (salaries, rent, acquisition of material and equipment, accountability reporting).
- Costs for planning and studies related to project development, including business plan creation, market analysis, technical and financial feasibility of the project, concept development, activity programming, and development of instruments or indicators to measure sector activity.
- Construction, development, implementation, or establishment costs of the project.
- Accounting fees related to the preparation of the final report.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant is accessible to organizations operating in specific regions within Quebec, excluding Montreal and the Capitale-Nationale. It is structured to address regional growth priorities and enhance territorial vitality.
- Regions across Quebec, excluding Montreal and the Capitale-Nationale.
- Administrative territories within Quebec with defined regional development priorities.
- Areas within Quebec with council-approved regional plans.
Additional information
Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- The grant allows for a maximum funding of $1M per year for a single project, with a cap of $3M over five years per eligible organization and its subsidiaries.
- There are rules governing the accumulation of financial aid, with non-repayable aid considered at 100% of its value, while repayable aid is valued at 50%.
- Construction projects requiring third-party contracts must adhere to specific public contract laws, with some exceptions requiring ministerial advice.
- The aid duration is capped at five years from project acceptance.
- Submission of a final project report along with an auditor's report is required.
- Two auditor guides are available for final reporting: one for engagements before 2022 under Chapter 9100, and one for engagements from January 1, 2022, under NCSC 4400.
- Applicants must check regional submission dates and ensure applications are within specified submission periods.