May 6, 2025
News
Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine will provide grant assistance to business owners from internally displaced Ukrainians who live and run businesses in Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, or Lviv regions.
Programme terms
Grant support is aimed at entrepreneurs with realistic and sustainable business ideas for starting, revitalizing, or expanding their own ventures. We encourage the following to apply:
- entrepreneurs whose businesses were damaged as a result of the hostilities and
- women entrepreneurs who were forced to relocate their businesses.
Microgrants (targeted charitable financial assistance) are provided in the UAH equivalent of up to EUR 5,000 at the NBU exchange rate at the time of transfer. The grant is intended solely for the purchase of equipment and materials. Applications are accepted until 5 June 2025.
Selection criteria:
- status of an internally displaced person (IDP) as of 24 February 2022;
- place of residence and business activity in one of three regions: Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, or Lviv;
- registered business or willingness to register it in case of receiving a grant;
- citizenship of Ukraine and age 18 or older;
- no convictions for corruption or fraud;
- the request pertains solely to the purchase of equipment and/or materials.
Attention
Grant funds cannot be used for: salaries, rent, repairs, logistics, marketing, software, or other expenses - only for procurement agreed with Caritas Czech Republic. Applications from businesses that resell goods or services are not eligible.
Supported business areas
Crafts: carpentry, beekeeping, jewellery, pottery, textiles, soap making, candle making, etc.
Services: cleaning, home and lawn care, fitness and training, beauty and grooming, IT and hardware repair, pet care, etc.
Selection stages
- Analysis of the business plan based on the submitted application;
- Interview (online or offline);
- Adjustment of the equipment list (if necessary);
- Signing of the grant agreement with the selected candidates.
Conditions of participation
- Purchase of equipment/materials within the amount of EUR 5000;
- Submission of financial and narrative report;
- Readiness for a monitoring visit and document verification;
- Posting a post on social media about the product/service with a note on the official Facebook page of Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine.
To download the application and supporting documents for filling out and submitting the grant, please follow this link.
Please note: information about the successful submission of the application is displayed only as a temporary information message at the top of the form. There is no need to fill out the application again. You can get consultations on the submission of grant documents from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 by calling +380955929071.
Grant assistance is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
Caritas Czech Republic in Ukraine
Caritas Czech Republic has been helping people in Ukraine since the beginning of the war. In addition to providing much-needed humanitarian aid, we provide shelter to internally displaced people in modular houses in western Ukraine. We are also improving living conditions in dormitories.
In western Ukraine, we support Ukrainians who have decided to stand on their own feet after evacuating from the war zone. Through mini-grants, we assist the restoration of livelihoods for people in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and the Transcarpathian region.
In eastern Ukraine, we improve the accessibility and quality of rehabilitation and reproductive medicine by modernising hospitals and educating staff.
Since 2025, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, we have been involved in setting up a network of Mental Health Centres in 4 regions: Dnipro, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Transcarpathia. In addition, Caritas Czech Republic supports Ukrainian educational institutions near the frontline by creating safe educational spaces, providing equipment, and funding psychological consultations and additional classes to help children catch up on their educational gaps.
In southern Ukraine, we are now working with partners to restore water supply in affected areas and set up mobile medical centres.
