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Provide cash grants to 272 beneficiaries to support business start-up or expansion.

Participants who have completed business development training and developed a
viable business plan (NEF expects 85% of initial trainees) will receive financial

support (average 800 USD) as start-up grants to support the creation, restart, or

expansion of micro-enterprises and home-based businesses. Actual grant size will

be determined according to the beneficiary’s business plan, which is subject to

review by a grant committee made up of NEF and partner staff and select
community members. The committee will select recipients to receive grants based

on participation in and completion of the BD training, submission and scoring of

their business plan, and recommendations from community members on the

committee of business feasibility.

Provide small grants to 117 producers

and processors for recovery of

agricultural assets. Following

training, project staff will support
producers and processors to create

an agribusiness plan, that establishes

their individual needs for inputs,

supplies, or equipment in order to

resume or expand production. NEF
will facilitate linkages with suppliers

of quality inputs (wherever possible)

and provide cash grants of $800 per

person (average) to support the

purchase of agricultural inputs or
recovery of lost agricultural assets.

Grants will be disbursed with

attention to agricultural seasons.

Provide small grants to 16 VT

graduates to start self-employment

related to vocational training.

Following training, project staff will
support beneficiaries who wish to use

VT skills for self-employment, rather

than employment, to produce a

business plan. The plan will be

reviewed by the project grant

committee and selected participants
(up to 16 VT trainees per year) will

receive financial support (average

800 USD) as start-up grants to

support the creation of micro-
enterprises.