Jerusalem Grant Facility

Jerusalem Grant Facility – Enmaa

(A joint initiative by Tasdeer Programme, and the Palestine Investment Fund)

To support small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in East Jerusalem in expanding their operations, modernizing production, and adopting improved business practices to create sustainable jobs and drive inclusive economic growth. The Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) is proud to launch a new phase of grant support: Jerusalem Grant Facility – Enmaa, funded by the British Consulate in Jerusalem through Tasdeer - Trade Facilitation and Customs Support Programme.

During its previous phases, the facility – which previously was co-funded by the EU and the PIF - supported 120 Jerusalem-based MSMEs, created or sustained over 650 jobs, and provided approximately €5.2 million in direct grants.

Enmaa will be targeting 16 MSMEs across a range of sectors including tourism (restaurants, cafés, and hotel), factories, services, hospitality, light industry, workshops, and IT. The project will provide the financial resources needed to enhance operations, increase revenue, improve cost efficiency, expand market reach, and optimize business planning and asset allocation to support growth.

Target Beneficiaries: MSMEs located and operating in Jerusalem Governorate or have significant operations within its boundaries. Legal registration is required and includes:

Local sole proprietorships with tax registration.
Local corporations with tax registration or company certificates.
Small businesses such as workshops and garages under umbrella organisations like chambers of commerce or unions.

*MSMEs: Any business that has a maximum of 25 full-time employees with an annual income that doesn’t exceed seven million dollars.

Grant Use:

Matching grants (£10,000 – £40,000) will be provided for the eligible uses as the following:

Purchase of equipment and machinery.
Human resource training.
Marketing, consulting services and product development.
Improving business premises.
Going Green initiatives.

The Eligibility Criteria:

The matching grants eligibility to MSMEs criteria includes:

Applicants must operate in Jerusalem Governorate or have significant operations within its boundaries (as defined by Palestinian standards).
Owns a viable business, financially sound and potential for growth.
Introduce feasible business ideas that will boost financial performance of the company to become more sustainable.
Satisfactory growth and development potential.
Capable and experienced management or have the potential to obtain new knowledge and improve toward mature business practices.
Acceptable legal structure and registration, at least willing to improve the structure if the grant is approved.
Provide audited financial statements for the past two years, and in case of no audited statement for the previous year is provided, a trial balance is requested if available.
Grants must be utilized to finance eligible grant uses only indicated in the table below.
Meet the matching requirement – ability and willingness to invest from their own resources.
The beneficiary is willing to accept the social contribution condition.
All activities within the grant could be fully implemented, completed and dispersed by June 2026.

Important Considerations:

The facility will put a higher priority on Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, and the empowerment of marginalized communities in Jerusalem Governorate during the grant assessment process, whether the business is managed by the underrepresented groups, or beneficiaries and jobs created will be for underrepresented. The facility will put a higher priority for environmentally friendly initiatives that positively impact the company’s performance, the environment, and the surrounding community. The facility will give preference to applicants who have not been awarded grants in the previous three years.

Fill out the below form to apply for financing.

Applications that do not meet the facility's eligibility criteria will not be considered.

*The grant size might be subject to VAT deductions according to the applicable laws.

Eligibility Criteria Business Plan Form Online Application

Applications that do not meet the facility's general and specific criteria will not be considered.

Section 1: MSME Profile

Business/Company *

Existing Business

Type of Registration *

Name of Business *

Year of registration

Address

MSMEs Owner *

Fixed-line number

Mobile Number *

Email *

Paid-in capital (ILS)

Current Number of staff

Sector *

Other Sector *

Nature and type of current work *

Does the business/organization have any outstanding loans? *

Yes No

Does the business/organization have any unpaid outstanding debts (Tax, Property Tax, etc.)? *

Yes No

If the answer to the previous question is “yes”, please disclose the amount of outstanding debt to date (ILS)

Is the business/organization a party to any outstanding legal issues or lawsuits? *

Yes No

If the answer to the previous question is “yes”, please explain more

Financial Performance

Yearly Revenues/Sales (ILS)
2024
2023

Net Profit/Loss (ILS)
2024
2023

Section 2: Financing needs

Please enter amounts related to funding in (GBP currency)

Growth Plan Eligible Financing Uses *
(more than one grant uses can be selected; however the total financing size shouldn’t exceed the maximum cap).

Total cost of the above identified needs (GBP) *

Amount of grant funding required (GBP) *

How does the applicant plan to finance his/her contribution to the proposed growth plan? *

Provide a summary of the proposed investment / growth plan.
Please note that environmentally friendly initiatives (that positively impact the performance, the environment, and the surrounding community) will be given higher priority during the assessment process.
Present a timeframe for grant implementation. *

What is the expected impact of the growth plan and/or investments made on your business? Please include the expected increase in sales, decrease in cost and efficiency improvements. *

As a result of receiving this grant, what is the expected number of job opportunities that will be created? *

What types of job positions are expected to be created? *

Please indicate the number of jobs that will be created for women. *

Please indicate the number of jobs that will be created for youth (under the age of 30). *

Section 3: Responsibility in front of the facility management and safeguarding commitment

By signing below, I hereby certify that all information provided in this application is true, accurate, and complete. I understand that any false or misleading information may result in the rejection of this funding request.

I further confirm that this business is fully committed to upholding safeguarding principles, including the protection of children and women from all forms of exploitation and abuse, and strictly prohibits any form of child labour, in accordance with national laws and Tasdeer standards.

Signature *

Date *

Attachments

An initial business plan/proposal - taking into consideration the items listed in this application. * (Images, Word, Excel, PDF etc) Max File Size: 4M

Certificate of registration / Tax registration certificate. * (Images, Word, Excel, PDF etc) Max File Size: 4M

Financial statements for the past two years
(At least the income statements submitted to the relevant departments * (Images, Word, Excel, PDF etc) Max File Size: 4M

Note: Applicants are kindly requested not to inquire about the status of their application until at least two weeks have passed from the date of submission.

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Financial Performance

Section 2: Financing needs

Section 3: Responsibility in front of the facility management and safeguarding commitment

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