Restart for IDPs Educational Grant Program

About

The "Restart for IDPs" educational grant program, launched by IREX and EasyBusiness under the "Unity for Action" initiative, aims to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine by providing $10,000 grants, business skill development, and mentoring, fostering community integration and national recovery through the empowerment of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses.

Benefits

• $10,000 grant support; development of business skills; training in business strategy formation and market study; increased business competitiveness; improved export potential; individual mentoring from leading business coaches.

Eligibility Criteria

• Owners of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses founded by IDPs or relocated; must be registered and operating in one of the 18 target regions of Ukraine; must be a Limited Liability Company (LLC), Individual Entrepreneur (IEP), or Private Enterprise (PE); business registration date must be before January 1, 2024; founder/manager must be an IDP with documented forced displacement.