Eligibility: Essential questions to ask to measure the potential of your project

Eligibility: Essential questions to ask to measure the potential of your project

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You plan to apply for additional funding for a project via theHive?Before you start,Ask yourselfThe right questions to validate the eligibility potential of your project. This guide offers a series of general and specific questions, depending on the different Funds available,to refer you to a fund for which you are potentially eligible.

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The 3 general questions

For all projects, before applying for funding, your project must answer the following questions:

Does the campaign fund a circumscribed project, with a start date, end date and objectives?

👉The answer should be YES

Is this project different from your organization's regular operations?

👉The answer should be YES

Do you confirm that the expenses necessary to carry out the project presented as part of this campaign will only be incurred after funding?

👉The answer should be YES

Issues specific to programs

Answer questions that apply only to the Fund you are interested in.

Thousand ON Youth Fund (FM1)

FM1 offers young people tools and skills to prepare them for adult life and their role as citizens in Quebec.

Have you consulted theSynoptic table of the Youth Action Plan 2025-2030and identify the objective to which your project meets?

👉The answer should be YES

Is skills development or enrichment of young people at the heart of your project approach?

👉The answer should be YES

Can you commit to 51% of the target audience will be between the ages of 15 and 29 (or 12 to 35 for outreach projects)?

👉The answer should be YES

Do you have a concrete plan to reach young people?(confirmed partnerships with youth organizations, well-documented estimate of the number of young people affected, etc.)

💬Note that your number of subscribers on your social networks is not reliable data to assess your ability to reach young people.

👉The answer should be YES

Does your project meet the points mentioned? It could be eligible!

Take a few minutes to check all the terms in the Fund Policy and start yourDeposition!😊

Fund Less is More (CMF+)

CMF+ encourages extended use of objects and changes in consumption patterns.

Does your project offer an alternative for more responsible consumption?

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The answer should be YES

Are you able to quantify waste diverted from landfill?

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The answer should be YES

Does your project cover any of the following dimensions?

1. Does the production process replace a step usually generating waste?
   
2. Does your project make it possible to reuse a material or object without industrial transformation?
   

👉 At least one answer must be YES

Does your project meet the points mentioned? It could be eligible!

Take a few minutes to check all the terms in the Fund Policy and start yourDeposition!😊

By answering these questions, you will be able to assess the eligibility potential of your project for additional funding and determine whether your project meets the Fund's expectations. Do not forget to validate all the criteria via thePolicy of the FundTo which you wantSubmit an application.