The Minister of State for the Protection of Entrepreneurship opens the call for grant support to startups and startup facilitators, who develop innovative projects in priority areas for the development of the country, support for initiatives that have a positive environmental impact, youth empowerment, empowerment of girls and women entrepreneurs, empowerment of social inclusion, diversity and social impact and other priorities, according to the order of the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship Protection.

The objective of this initiative is to help create a favorable climate for attracting, involving and retaining talent and human resources, facilitating and supporting access to financial resources and social inclusion and diversity in defense of democratic values, encouraging and introducing innovation in economic sectors.

Individuals, natural and legal persons including academia, municipalities, secondary and professional education, incubators and accelerators, workspaces, etc. will be supported with grants.

This call aims to support projects that are developed in Albania and are innovative.

The presented project-proposals will be implemented within the 2022 budget year.

The call for startups and facilitators will remain open from 16 MAY 2022 – 5 JUNE 2022.

Announcement of Winners: By June 20, 2022.

Any announcement will be made through the official website of the Minister of State for Enterprise Protection and social networks.

You can find the list of documents to apply here:  https://sipermarrja.gov.al/en/dokumentet-e-aplikimit/