Deadline Date: June 30, 2026
The Facility Investing for Employment (IFE) has launched a new competition round offering co-financing grants to support job creation and skills development initiatives across selected African countries.
This call focuses on strengthening the national labour market through job creation in the private sector while also supporting skills development through training measures, improving working conditions and income, enhancing access to job-related training and education, and promoting opportunities for women and youth alongside contributions to a just transition.
The programme provides co-financing grants for mature investment projects that have not yet started and demonstrate strong potential for operational and financial sustainability. Projects must contribute directly to creating jobs in the private sector. In addition to job creation, applicants in Egypt and Morocco can apply for an optional training component designed to improve the quality of skills development aligned with labour market needs, with a potential pathway to employment opportunities in Germany.
Funding ranges from EUR 800,000 to EUR 10 million per project under the job creation component. The level of co-financing depends on the type of project. The optional training component, available only in Egypt and Morocco, supports activities such as construction or refurbishment of training facilities, provision of equipment, and delivery of language or technical training.
Priority sectors include construction, metal and electrical industries, education and social services, food processing, transport and logistics, IT, and hospitality, with the health sector also eligible in Egypt. Eligibility is open to individual legal entities registered in the project country—Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, or Morocco—that have been operational for at least three years.
For more information, visit IFE.
