Facility Investing for Employment (IFE) - Egypt

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Egypt & International Funding

Source / programme

KfW · BMZ - Invest for Jobs

Status

Closed and recurring

Actionability

Pipeline monitoring only

Record granularity

Programme

Verification date

12 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

Large investment grants for mature, sustainable projects that create new formal private-sector jobs. Egypt applicants could also request an optional training component.

Thematic fit

Job-creating investment; skills; green and digital projects

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Individual legal entity registered in Egypt and operating at least three years, or a consortium of entities registered in Egypt, Africa or EU/EFTA. Companies, public bodies and nonprofits can qualify. Direct Egyptian lead or consortium member.

Best-fit applicants

Established companies, universities, chambers, associations, NGOs and public entities with investable job-creation projects.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

EUR 800,000-EUR 10m; grant share 25%-90% by category; maximum EUR 10,000 grant per new job.

Instrument

Investment grant with own contribution; two-stage competition.

Scale basis

Source text controlling

Co-financing

Direct concept note through SmartME; shortlisted applicants submit full proposals and undergo due diligence.

Access and co-financing

Direct concept note through SmartME; shortlisted applicants submit full proposals and undergo due diligence.

Submission timing

1. Deadline2026-06-30

Applicant positioning

Confirm current eligibility, evidence, partners, financing and submission requirements against the official source before committing proposal resources.

Strategic fit and caveats

Jobs and cost-per-job dominate scoring; project must be mature and not started.

Priority

Very High

Priority rationale

Source profile priority

Verification confidence

High

Source and verification

Detailed source profile and official source link