MRC Témiscouata — Signature Innovation Fund - Component 3 - Rurality and Region Fund

• Financial documents to assess the organization’s financial situation.
• Supporting documents showing how the financial aid was used.
• Accountability documents for project completion and reporting.

Who is eligible?

• Private companies
• Social economy enterprises
• Municipalities and municipal organizations
• Non-profits and cooperatives
• Organizations in education, culture, tourism, environment, or heritage

Who is not eligible

• Financial sector companies
• Financial cooperatives
• Government administration bodies, except education network organizations
• Businesses listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts

Eligible expenses

• Employee, intern, and related staff wages and social benefits for project work.
• Professional fees.
• Capital expenses for land, buildings, equipment, machinery, vehicles, and incorporation costs.
• Technology, software, and patent acquisition.
• Working capital for the first year, non-recoverable taxes, and other project-related costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Operating deficits, debt repayment, and working capital replenishment.
• Expenses incurred before the agreement is signed.
• Costs already paid by the Government of Quebec for the same project.
• Projects already completed or expenses not directly related to the project.
• Loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, and refundable taxes.

Eligible geographic areas

• Témiscouata Regional County Municipality
• Organizations covering all or part of the Témiscouata territory

• Alignment with MRC development priorities and planning tools.
• Fit with the action plan and priority development axes.
• Concrete local impact and positive effect on employment and the regional economy.
• Project quality, innovation level, and governance structure.

• Step 1: Prepare the project file
  • Assemble the project description and required financial documents.
  • Prepare supporting documents showing the project’s feasibility and expected results.
• Step 2: Submit to the MRC development department
  • Send the project to the MRC de Témiscouata development department for eligibility review and analysis.
• Step 3: Committee review and recommendation
  • The development department prepares the file for the MRC investment committee.
  • The committee reviews, validates, and recommends projects for funding.
• Step 4: Follow the MRC decision process
  • Wait for the MRC’s final decision within the fund process.
  • If approved, complete the project and provide accountability documents as required.

• Applications are first submitted to the MRC’s development department for eligibility review and analysis.
• The development department prepares recommendations for the MRC investment committee.
• The investment committee meets monthly, except in August, to evaluate and recommend projects for funding.
• Projects are then presented to the MRC for final consideration within the fund process.

• Funding is non-repayable and non-recurring.
• Applications are accepted on a continuous basis, subject to budget availability.
• Projects must align with the MRC’s development plans and priority axes.