Deadline: 31-Jan-21
Millennium Foundation Kosovo (MFK) invites all women entrepreneurs with higher investment requirements that were established at least a year ago to APPLY NOW for the Women Energy Entrepreneurs Program.
With the equipment grant program, MFK will help women entrepreneurs invest in modern equipment and enable them to grow their businesses through a more efficient use of energy.
The Women Energy Entrepreneurs Program combines technical assistance with investment grants for the growth of women owned businesses in Kosovo through efficient energy use.
The Women Energy Entrepreneurs Program is for women who want to grow their businesses through efficient use of energy.
Funding Information
The call for applications is now open for two types of grants:
SMART: for investment grants >€10,000 and up to €135,000. This is for women-owned enterprises (at least 51% women-owned) with at least 5 employees, which have been in business for at least 2 years.
ADVANCED: for investment grants up to €10,000. This is for women-owned enterprises (at least 51% women-owned) and individual entrepreneurs, without any restriction on the number of employees, which have been in business for at least 1 year.
Through these grants, women entrepreneurs can invest in their businesses to upgrade various energy consuming equipment, which will enable them a more efficient use of energy, while using their savings in energy costs to grow their businesses. Investments may include production equipment (machinery, ovens, refrigeration, etc.), heating-ventilation-and-air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, auxiliary equipment (pumps, motors, compressors, etc.), building related energy efficiency measures (insulation, windows), renewable energy solutions (solar PV panels, solar water heaters, solar dryers, etc.), but also equipment used in energy audits and energy assessments.
A number of online workshops will be organized to help women entrepreneurs to better assess and understand the suitable solutions for a more efficient use of energy.
Who can apply?
Women-owned companies (at least 51% women owned) with 5 or more employees, that:
- Were established at least 2 years before this closing date for applications.
- present a clear vision of the investment’s impact on business growth and demonstrate the wider economic impact
- present a broad concept demonstrating how business growth will be achieved through investments in advanced technology solutions that enable more efficient use of energy
For more information, visit https://millenniumkosovo.org/we_grants/smart/