Community Development Initiative – Small Business Development Project 4,” is initiated and funded by bp and its partners in the Georgian Pipeline Company.

The objective of the project is to strengthen the relationship between bp and the target communities and IGP settlements along the Westbound Export Pipeline (WREP) by promoting economic growth and enhancing prosperity through the development of small, medium, and agribusinesses.

The project is implemented by Center for Consulting and Training (CTC), which has announced

Grant Competition for New and Existing Entrepreneurs

The contest is open to the residents of the target communities and IDP settlements located along the WREP pipeline, who have clear business ideas and meet the following criteria:  

                 Must be a resident of the target communities and IDP settlements located along the WREP pipeline

                 Must be at least 18 years old

                 Must not be registered in the debtors’ register, except for cases when the person is being excluded from the debtors’ register

                 Must not be a mayor’s representative, specialist, or their family member in rural administrative units

                 Must not have benefited from the previous phase of the Small Business Development Project, or at least 5 years must have passed since the date of financing

                 Must not be a legal entity, partnership, or union

The deadline for submitting applications is 2 February 2024.

Please refer to the list of target villages available here.

For detailed information and to download the application form, please click here or fill out the online application by following this link: https://forms.gle/svsL3sDoRrEUUHsD8