Support for Export and Cultural Outreach – Section 5: Strategic Initiatives
Programme d'aide à l'exportation et au rayonnement culturel – Volet 5 : Initiatives stratégiquesFunder
SODEC
Program Type
Distribution
Deadline
Rolling
Type of Aid
Grant or repayable grant (determined according to the nature of the project)
Financial Aid
75%, up to $100,000
Description
This section of the program encourages major projects for a company, organization, or industry, and allows applicants to seize unique business opportunities with the potential to generate significant benefits for their market positioning. It also supports activities with a significant potential for cultural outreach as well as development projects for the cultural industries in Quebec.
Open To
- For-profit companies
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Cooperatives
- Consortiums
- Associations of cultural enterprises
Criteria
- Applications must be submitted at least eight weeks before activities begin
- Applicant companies or organizations must:
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Have a management structure and the capacities required to carry out the proposed activities, as well as the necessary financial resources
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Establish the unique nature of the business opportunity in question
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Be able to allocate funding that represents 30% of the project’s budget
Eligible Expenses
- Economy class transportation costs
- Promotion costs
- Coordination costs
- Any other expenses deemed by SODEC to be relevant
Supporting Documents
- Completed SOD@ccès online application form
- Applications must include:
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Short- and medium-term development strategies and objectives
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The project’s benefits for the industry
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Project budget and funding structure
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A project schedule
- Master file, including:
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Copies of the governing documents, certificate of constitution, articles of incorporation, declaration of registration, certificate of amendment and partnership or shareholders agreement (if applicable)
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Shareholders and directors identification form
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Organizational structures for the applicant company and, if applicable, any affiliated companies, including shareholders
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Curriculum vitae of the applicant company’s executives
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Financial statements