The Ministry of Economy has approved the first list of applicants for grants under the "Grants for Processing Enterprises" program in 2025. A total of 28 applicants received positive responses, amounting to 157.9 million UAH.
This was reported by the ministry's press service.
It is noted that 147.4 million UAH has been allocated to 24 legal entities, and 10.5 million UAH to 4 individual entrepreneurs.
The support will benefit manufacturers of agricultural machinery, electrical and medical equipment, printing, aircraft, food products, animal feed, clothing, and wooden and metal products.
The program is funded through the state budget (via the Ministry of Economy) and the State Employment Service through the mandatory state social insurance fund for unemployment.
According to the ministry, in 2024, the state provided 375 grants totaling 1.8 billion UAH to manufacturers.
The Ministry of Economy stated that applications are accepted continuously, in waves of two weeks. A new wave started on March 29. Applications can be submitted via "Diia".
Reminder:
In the first month of the program's operation in 2025, Ukrainian entrepreneurs submitted 201 applications for grants for processing enterprises, totaling over 1.07 billion UAH. Compared to last year, the number of applications increased by almost 40%, and the requested funding amount rose by 52.6%.