IFE Tunisia June 2026 (Investing for Employment)
Tunisia · EUR 800K–10M · Concept Note deadline 1 June 2026 — URGENT
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FIT SCORE
Grant range
€800K–€10M
Job-creation ceiling: €10K per new job
Deadline
1 Jun 2026
Concept Note — 7 days remaining
Turnover gate
≥ 50% of grant
Certified financials required
Own contribution
≥ 15% cash
Min EUR 100K own cash required
Overall readiness25%
Eligibility - 50%
Financials - 10%
Project design - 20%
Concept Note draft - 15%
Hard rules - do not miss
- Concept Note must be submitted via SmartME portal before 1 June 2026
- Applicant must have operated for at least 3 years — confirmed for Suddart Tunisia (founded 2017)
- Grant-per-job ceiling of EUR 10,000 — job creation numbers must be conservative and credible
- Average turnover must be ≥ 50% of the requested grant; positive EBITDA in 2 of last 3 fiscal years required
- Own cash contribution of at least 15% of project cost, minimum EUR 100,000
Bottom line
Highest-value opportunity in the Suddart pipeline. 7 days to Concept Note deadline. Confirm financials immediately and submit even an imperfect Concept Note before the deadline.
Eligibility gates
Eligible if financial thresholds are met. Tunisia presence confirmed. 3-year operating history confirmed. Financial eligibility (turnover, EBITDA, debt-equity) is the critical open gate.OKRegistered and operating in Tunisia for 3+ years
?Average turnover ≥ 50% of requested grant amountFinancial statements not yet confirmed
?Positive EBITDA in 2 of last 3 fiscal yearsEBITDA not yet verified
?Debt-equity ratio ≤ 4.0Not yet calculated
?Own cash contribution ≥ 15% of project cost (min EUR 100K)Financing plan not yet confirmed
?Project not yet started and ready to begin within 12 months of grant signingProject maturity pack not yet assembled
Compulsory documents
1 of 6 documents readyDocument
Owner
Status
Certified financial statements — last 3 fiscal years (Arabic + English/French translation)
Finance / Accountant
Not assembled
Project description: investment scope, site, cost estimates, implementation schedule
Mariem + technical
Not started
Job-creation plan: new roles, timeline, gender split, wage data
Mariem
Not started
Financing plan: own contribution, co-financing sources, funding gap justification
Finance
Not started
Women-employment and just-transition evidence pack (bonus criteria)
Mariem + operations
Partial — narrative only
Company registration extract and tax certificate (Suddart Tunisia)
Legal
To confirm availability
Missing information - gating items
4 critical gapsFinancialAverage annual turnover, EBITDA, and debt-equity ratio for last 3 yearsFinance — immediate
ProjectExpansion investment plan: site, equipment, costs, headcount, timelineMariem — this week
JobsConcrete new-job forecast by role, year, and gender aligned with EUR 10K/job ceilingMariem
FinanceConfirmed own cash contribution ≥ EUR 100K and co-financing sourcesFinance
Application drafts
0 of 4 sections draftedConcept Note — organisation and project summary
0/2
Job-creation logic and bonus-criteria narrative
0/2
Financial eligibility section
0/2
Implementation and maturity evidence
0/2
Next 7 days
5 actions — URGENT (7 days)1Pull 3 years of certified financial statements — calculate turnover, EBITDA, debt-equity
2Define expansion project scope and realistic new-job forecast
3Confirm own cash contribution amount and co-financing plan
4Draft and submit Concept Note via SmartME before 1 June 2026
5Prepare women-employment and just-transition evidence for bonus criteria
Agent advice
Seven days to deadline. Prioritise financial document assembly above all else. If turnover, EBITDA and debt-equity ratios pass the thresholds, submit the Concept Note and refine in the Full Proposal round.
Frame the job-creation case carefully. The EUR 10,000-per-job ceiling means the grant amount and the new jobs count must align mathematically. Be conservative and credible — not aspirational.