The SMEs to be supported have been determined as a result of the first and second stage evaluations made within the scope of the FOSTER Project Employment Committed SME Support Programme Second Call, which is financed by the European Union, managed by KfW Development Bank and implemented by KOSGEB. Within the scope of the programme, 6,964 applications were received and 2,845 SMEs were selected to be supported.
1,189 of the SMEs to be supported under Employment Committed SME Support Programme Second Call are operating in the earthquake-affected project provinces of Adana, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis and Şanlıurfa.
The implementation for grant support to SMEs started on May 1, 2024. Within the programme, beneficiary SMEs will be able to benefit from the grant support up to TRY 1 million for personnel, machinery and equipment, molds, software, and training expenses.
