We are pleased to announce that the process of independent expert evaluation of applications within the “Greenhouse of Ideas” grant program has been successfully completed.
Based on the results of the competition, 48 business ideas from start-up entrepreneurs in the creative industries received the highest scores and were shortlisted for further funding.
Distribution of recommended applications by region:
✅ Volyn region - 9
✅ Vinnytsia region - 8
✅ Odesa region - 8
✅ Sumy region - 8
✅ Ternopil region - 8
✅ Khmelnytskyi region - 7
The total budget of the program is UAH 18.4 million.
The most common areas of creative industries:
🔷 design
🔷 cinema
🔷 creative hubs
🔷 fashion
🔷 education in the field of culture
🔷 arts and crafts
Gender and social distribution of applicants:
✅ 73% - women
✅ 27% - men
of which - 23% - internally displaced persons
All applicants have already received an email with the results of the review - approval, rejection, or inclusion in the reserve list.
The results can also be found in your personal account on the “Made in Ukraine” portal.
Applicants who made it to the shortlist will undergo a check for compliance with financial, legal, and professional integrity requirements. Next week, the program implementation partners will contact them to agree on the next steps.
And in March, the selected business ideas will begin to be implemented!
The Vinnytsia Regional Development Agency receives institutional support from the Swiss-Ukrainian project “Cohesion and Regional Development of Ukraine,” Project UCORD, which is implemented with the support of Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Swiss Development & Cooperation by NIRAS Sweden AB.
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