The Facility Investing for Employment launches a Call for Proposals in Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and Morocco Focus on job creation and training measures for the local labour market, with an additional perspective for employment opportunities in Germany

Published

16 April 2026

Place of performance

Hamburg, DE600

Notice number

00260310-2026

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 45000000Trabajos de construcción
• 42000000Maquinaria industrial

Description

The Facility Investing for Employment has launched a competition round in Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and Morocco. Companies as well as public and non-profit organisations can apply for co-financing grants. To be eligible, investment projects must create jobs in the private sector. Applications can be submitted until 30 June 2026. This Call for Proposals focuses on job creation for the national labour market (job creation component). It also offers, in certain countries, optional additional grants for training measures aimed at improving the quality of training for the local labour market, with a potential perspective for employment opportunities in Germany. The job creation component supports investments that generate sustainable employment in the partner countries and remove investment barriers. This includes, for example, investments in production facilities, equipment, skills development, and workforce training linked to the planned job creation project. Four categories of investment projects are eligible: 1. Not-for-profit projects (no revenue generation): IFE covers up to 90% of the investment costs. 2. Not-for-profit projects (with revenue generation): IFE covers up to 75% of the i…

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Who is the buyer of this tender?

The contracting authority is Investitionen für Beschäftigung (Investing for Employment) GmbH - Fazilität Investitionen für Beschäftigung (European Union).