The Employment Committed SME Support Programme within FOSTER Project continues after an interruption due to earthquake disaster that hit six project provinces.
The second stage evaluation of the Employment Committed SME Support Programme within FOSTER Project will be held between May 24 and June 21, 2023. The independent committees formed for the second stage evaluation will evaluate the successful applications from the first stage.
The commencement date of implementation is August 1, 2023.
The updated Timeline of Call for Proposals is as follows;
| Timeline | |
| Activities | Date |
| Announcement of Call for Proposals | 26.12.2022 |
| Application | 26.12.2022-27.01.2023 |
| First Stage Evaluation | 30.01.2023-08.05.2023 |
| Administrative Check | 09.05.2023-18.05.2023 |
| Corrections by Applicant SMEs | 19.05.2023-21.05.2023 |
| Final Administrative Check | 22.05.2023-23.05.2023 |
| Second Stage Evaluation and Announcement of Second Stage Scores for Objections | 24.05.2023-21.06.2023 |
| Application for Objections | 22.06.2023-23.06.2023 |
| Reassessment | 26.06.2023-12.07.2023 |
| Board Evaluation for the Eligible Objections | 13.07.2023-26.07.2023 |
| Ranking and Awarding | 27.07.2023-31.07.2023 |
| Implementation Start | 01.08.2023* |
| First Monitoring Period | 01.12.2023 |
| First E&S Monitoring Period | 01.12.2023-01.02.2024 |
| Second Monitoring Period | 01.04.2024 |
| Third Monitoring Period | 01.08.2024 |
| Fourth Monitoring Period | 01.12.2024 |
| Second E&S Monitoring Period | 01.08.2024-01.10.2024 |
| Closure of SME Support Mechanism | 01.03.2025 |
* The commencement date of implementation for SMEs claiming they are unable to involve in support process in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş is 01.01.2024. The monitoring schedules will be determined based on the relevant commencement dates.
FOSTER Project is financed by the European Union, managed by KfW Development Bank and implemented by KOSGEB.