Participant Funding for Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

• Participant funding application form
• Signed consent letter for hired professionals, if applicable
• Résumés or work experience documents for hired professionals, if applicable
• Supporting documentation endorsing an organizational representative, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Individuals
• Indigenous Nations or communities
• Organizations, associations, entities, or not-for-profit corporations
• Unincorporated associations or groups of individuals, when one individual applies on behalf of the association

Who is not eligible

• For-profit organizations
• Applicants with a direct commercial interest
• People who work for the project proponent
• Applicants representing another level of government

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees, including legal analysis and advice
• Travel and incidentals, including transportation, accommodation, meals, and incidentals
• Other reasonable expenditures directly linked to the proposed activities, such as hospitality, room rentals, and stationery

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Capital expenditures
• Construction costs
• Lost income
• Building renovations
• Salaries and benefits
• General operations and maintenance
• Legal representation

Eligible geographic areas

• Municipality of Kincardine

• Available funding is distributed among successful applicants based on the merit of their proposals

• Consult the PFP funding opportunities to learn more about the project description and access the project-specific application form
• Complete the project-specific PFP application form using the instructions provided in the form
• Before submitting, review, sign, and date the form, and keep a copy for your records
• Submit the form to the CNSC’s PFP Administrator by email, fax, or mail

• Applications are reviewed by an independent Funding Review Committee, which makes recommendations on the award of PFP funding
• Successful applicants receive a contribution agreement and must sign and return it
• The contribution agreement becomes effective on the date of the last signature
• The recipient must deliver the agreed objective(s) by the Commission Secretariat’s CMD deadline, and the final financial report is due 30 calendar days after that due date
• Payment is made within 30 days of acceptance of the invoice or payment request, and any objection to the invoice/payment request or supporting documentation is communicated within 15 days of receipt

• Applications are reviewed by an independent funding review committee.
• Successful applicants must sign a contribution agreement.
• Recipients may need to submit a final financial report.
• Approved funding may be less than the amount requested.