First Phosphate secures federal backing for infrastructure development at Quebec phosphate project

First Phosphate Corp. (CSE:PHOS, OTCQX:FRSPF, FRA:KD0, OTC:FPHOY) announced that it has finalized agreements for $4.84 million in non-repayable funding from the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada's First and Last Mile Fund to support infrastructure development for its Bégin-Lamarche phosphate deposit in Quebec. The funding includes approximately $3.07 million for a study focused on clean energy infrastructure, including the site selection, connection corridors, feasibility work and design of a 161-kilovolt transmission line and substations in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.