Continue to support Ukrainian business. IREX and NGO EasyBusiness, within the framework of the program “Unity for Action,” are launching the educational and grant program “Restart for IDPs.” Register to participate in the program and get a chance to win a grant of $10,000 for business development and mentoring support from leading experts.
Who is the program for?
Owners of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses founded by IDPs or relocated and currently operating are invited to participate in the “Restart for IDPs” program
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The winners of the program will receive a $10,000 grant and will also be able to:
- develop their business skills;
- learn to build business strategies and study the market;
- increase business competitiveness;
- boost the export potential of the enterprise;
- receive individual mentoring support from leading business trainers.
The mentors of the project, EasyBusiness experts, will accompany MSMEs during the implementation of their projects and provide mentoring, consulting, and administrative support.
Program requirements
The following may participate in the program: Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Individual Entrepreneurs (FOP), or Private Enterprises (PE), which are micro, small, or medium-sized businesses according to the current legislation of Ukraine.
Place of registration: The enterprise must be registered and actually operating in any of the 18 target regions of the program (Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zakarpattia, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv regions).
Date of enterprise registration: before 01.01.2024
Founder/Head – IDP: the enterprise must be founded and headed by an IDP after forced displacement, or it can be a relocated enterprise whose founder/head received an IDP certificate after moving the business. The fact of forced internal displacement must be documented.
Important: Any legal entity or individual entrepreneur from the list above may submit one application for participation in the program and funding.
More about the terms of participation in the program
Applications are accepted until 23:59 June 15, 2025, at the email address: tender-ua@irex.org
Templates for the application and budget can be downloaded at this link
Any questions related to technical issues are accepted at the email address: tender-ua@irex.org until 23:59 June 12, 2025. Please indicate in the subject line: Program “Restart: Grant and Mentoring Support for IDP Business” / program “Unity for Action.”
The educational and grant program “Restart for IDPs” is implemented by IREX in partnership with NGO EasyBusiness within the framework of the project “Unity for Action” and with the support of the U.S. Department of State. The content is the sole responsibility of IREX and NGO EasyBusiness and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of State.
The strategic goal of the “Unity for Action” program is to integrate displaced people and businesses into the life and economy of communities, to promote national recovery through the effective mobilization of IDPs’ efforts and potential.
“Unity for Action” is a program that provides internally displaced persons with the opportunity to become leaders in issues of community cohesion, to head support structures, to strengthen their resilience, and to contribute to the national recovery of Ukraine. The program is implemented by the international organization IREX with the support of the U.S. Department of State.