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The Rural Enhancement Funding Stream is designed to support the priorities of rural communities to contribute to healthy and strong communities.

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Funding Amount

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Eligible Applicants

Rural municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations and Local Services Boards having or serving a population of less than 30,000

Eligible Activities

Incremental improvements, repairs, and/or renovations to improve and extend the useful life of capital assets including social and recreational facilities, municipal assets, and community halls

Deadline to Apply

2024-03-31

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Approval rating across all Canadian funding programs

93%

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

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Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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The Rural Enhancement Funding Stream provides funding for incremental improvements, repairs, and renovations to extend the useful life of capital assets, contributing to the health and vibrancy of rural communities.