Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component A

• Completed and signed application form
• Complete business plan, including work plan and budget forecasts
• Proof of partner participation, if applicable
• CVs of project team members and external experts, if any
• Written authorization to reuse existing training content, if adapting a course

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations
• Private organizations
• Technology transfer institutions
• Information centers
• Educational institutions

Who is not eligible

• Government ministries and budget-funded bodies
• State-owned companies and government-controlled entities
• Municipal entities
• Financial cooperatives and banks
• Applicants listed in the public contracts ineligible registry or failing language and employment requirements

Eligible expenses

• External professional and technical services
• Staff salaries directly linked to the project
• Travel and lodging costs
• Training content design and development
• Communication, advertising, and dissemination costs, including room and equipment rental
• Administrative costs and university indirect research costs, within the program limits

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Cost overruns used to request additional funding
• Expenses incurred before the application is confirmed
• Participant travel and meal costs for in-person training, seminars, or conferences
• Purchase of buildings, land, or fixed assets
• Self-propelled equipment purchases
• General operating costs and normal maintenance
• GST/QST reimbursement
• Training, salaries, and other costs not directly linked to the project

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Relevance of the project to the program objectives
• Quality of the approach and methodology
• Experience and expertise of the project team
• Expected impact and reach, including climate benefits
• Feasibility and realism of project costs
• Quality of the knowledge transfer and dissemination plan

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Complete the application form.
  • Prepare the business plan, work plan, and budget forecasts.
  • Gather partner proof, CVs, and any required authorization for adapted training content.
• Step 2: Submit to the Ministry
  • Send the complete application package to the Ministry in response to the call for proposals.
• Step 3: Assessment and decision
  • The Ministry reviews eligibility and selects projects.
  • Applicants receive an approval or refusal notice.
• Step 4: Agreement and payment
  • Sign the funding agreement if approved.
  • Provide required reports and supporting documents for payments.

• Applications are first acknowledged by the Ministry
• Eligibility is reviewed
• Projects are then assessed by a selection committee
• The Ministry sends an approval or refusal notice
• If approved, a funding agreement must be signed before payments are made
• Reporting and supporting documents are required during project delivery and before subsequent payments

• The program ran from 2022 to 2025, and the call for proposals has ended.
• Applications were analyzed by a selection committee made up of Ministry representatives and, when applicable, other public bodies.
• An appeal of a funding decision can be filed within 20 working days of the decision notice.
• Funded projects must comply with reporting and visibility requirements set by the Ministry.