Supporting the fight against poverty and social exclusion

• Financial assistance may be granted for a maximum duration of five years.

• The applicant must be a not-for-profit legal entity.
• Cooperatives recognized as not-for-profit organizations by Revenu Québec are eligible.
• Municipal organizations and Regional County Municipalities (MRCs) are eligible.
• Indigenous organizations such as band councils, northern village councils, the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, and the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission may also be eligible.

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations (legal persons)
• Cooperatives recognized as non-profit by Revenu Québec
• Municipal organizations
• Regional county municipalities (MRCs)
• Band councils, northern village councils, Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, and Commission de la santé et des services sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador

Who is not eligible

• Organizations whose activities are suspended due to a strike or lock-out.
• Government ministries and agencies.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• The financial support offered through this program can cover a maximum duration of five years.
• Each regional Alliance for solidarity establishes its own project submission criteria.
• The standard guidelines and requirements are outlined in the "Orientations et normes du Fonds québécois des initiatives sociales" document.
• The program's guidelines and forms may be updated periodically, as indicated by the last update date (August 29, 2024).