{"id":163079,"date":"2023-08-08T18:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=163079"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:58:55","slug":"major-event-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/major-event-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Event Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"163079\" class=\"elementor elementor-163079\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45689e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45689e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1583acdb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1583acdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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events selected have the following objectives<\/p><ul><li>Support the growth of major tourism festivals and events that position the Pontiac on the provincial, national and international scene;<\/li><li>Encourage the emergence, development or consolidation of events and festivals;<\/li><li>Encourage the renewal of events and their programming;<\/li><li>Maximize the economic impact of events and festivals;<\/li><li>Provide financial support to event and festival organizations;<\/li><li>Strengthen the attractiveness of festivals and tourist events that contribute significantly to the community and to the enhancement of the Pontiac tourism offer.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><strong><em>Eligible beneficiaries<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Admissible bodies<\/p><ul><li>Municipal organizations;<\/li><li>Band councils of Aboriginal communities;<\/li><li>Cooperatives;<\/li><li>Non-profit organizations;<\/li><li>Schools and School Service Centres represented within the MRC Pontiac territory.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Each beneficiary must be registered in the Qu\u00e9bec Enterprise Register with a valid NEQ number and its status must be up to date.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaf513 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8aaf513\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6b987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc6b987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Availabilty of funds<\/strong><\/em><\/p><div><div class=\"___be36l80 fbotcpb fy77jfu f6dzj5z\"><div class=\"fai-CopilotMessage r1f6yzd6 ___1fjo9g7 f1g2tzg5 fgct6un fy77jfu f2c7lf3\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"article\" 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f1stuka4 fcrtu6g fwqh0xn f11w66yg f6e0e65 f1vvgu0 f1607507 fgct6un f1ec1nbe fg3fpv7 f1m9bycv f1ntoah8 f1b694rt faql4r2 fpjuhzh fmavl6h f1d9bsk fmzhlt0 f145l92p fwkyaqm f129obh1 f19la9g f127w39w fr0ux9m fxhidck f1cu4h9j f1wnbo7v f1eueg4z fy9c24f f1h2o91j f1iw08fq f19n0e5 f196z6ca fsbhmxc f1mth4z6\"><p>The MRC of Pontiac reserves the right to award grants based on the funds available.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><ul><li><strong>Local Event:<\/strong> up to <strong>$1,000<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Regional Event:<\/strong> up to <strong>$2,000<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Medium-Scale and Growing Signature Event:<\/strong> up to <strong>$5,000<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Major Large-Scale Signature Event:<\/strong> up to <strong>$10,000<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Applications are reviewed once per year and are subject to predetermined application deadlines.<\/p><p><strong>Program Launch:<\/strong> September 9, 2026<\/p><p><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> October 21, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (noon), for events taking place between <strong>January 1 and December 31, 2027<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><p>Applicants must submit the following documents:<\/p><ul><li>A complete application form with a clear description of the event and the projected budget;<\/li><li>Financial statements for the applicant&#8217;s most recent fiscal year;<\/li><li>Proof of the previous year&#8217;s attendance (e.g., proof of ticket sales, or clickthrough tracking, a photo of crowd size, or any other reasonable way to measure the crowd).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd0dc8 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"9bd0dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" 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2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CadreDinterventionPourLaVitaliteDuTerritoire_Pontiac-2025-2028.pdf\">Cadre d&#8217;intervention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-2027_FRR_Formulaire-de-demande_FE_FR-1.pdf\">Formulaire de demande \u2013 festivals et e\u0301ve\u0301nements \u2013 2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1633847762\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1633847762\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7930b4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7930b4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c046c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c046c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CadreDinterventionPourLaVitaliteDuTerritoire_Pontiac-2025-2028.pdf\">Intervention Framework\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/APPLICANTS-GUIDE-FE-2026_Eng-2.pdf\">Applicant Guide &#8211; 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FINAL-REPORT_eng.pdf\">Application Form \u2013 Major Events 2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f88694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f88694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Forms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c928b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c928b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em><strong>Questions and support<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>For more information regarding this fund, or to request support, please email <a href=\"mailto:d\u00e9veloppement@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\">d\u00e9veloppement@mrcpontiac.qc.ca.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3450d6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3450d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429d8a7a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"429d8a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5175765d elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5175765d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funds for Festivals and Events Festivals and events considered under this policy are distinguished by the high visibility they bring to the Pontiac and the significant social and economic benefits they generate, as well as by their successful expansion of an existing event or festival. 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