21.04.2021

THE AGENCY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR FINANCING PROJECTS FOR STARTING AND DEVELOPING INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The general conditions that people with disabilities must meet in order to apply for funding are:

- To be natural persons with permanent disabilities, with 50 and more than 50% certain reduced working capacity, according to a decision of the Territorial Expert Medical Commission/National Expert Medical Commission.

- Not to have a sole proprietorship, whether active or inactive, as well as not to participate as partner in other companies.

- The natural person - owner of the sole proprietorship, is obliged after performing the planned main activities to work actively only in it and in his interest.

The amount of the requested funding for one tender cannot exceed the amount of BGN 20,000, as own participation is not required.

The activities that can be implemented within the project are divided into two groups:

- the first group includes investment activities, the duration of which may not exceed 4 (four) months;

- the second group includes the activities to be performed after the completion of the investment ones. Their duration may not be less than 36 (thirty-six) months.

The funds are allocated to cover only investment costs such as: establishment of a new enterprise, construction and repair works, equipment of the created jobs, one of which must be owned by the owner of the enterprise, minimum start-up working capital, short-term training course for the owner.

More detailed information can be found in the Methodology for financing projects for starting and developing self-employment of people with disabilities, published on the website of the Agency for People with Disabilities, section Projects/Programs, Independent business.

1. Maximum amount of the subsidy: up to BGN 20,000.
2. Deadline for submission of projects: 5.30 pm on 25.05.2021.
3. E-mail: ahu_ssd@mlsp.government.bg

More information:

• The competition documentation can be found on the website of the Agency for People with Disabilities in the section: Projects/Programs, Independent business.
• The project proposals, together with the required documents, are submitted in a folder, arranged systematically in the order described in the table for administrative compliance (Appendix 4), together with a cover letter in the office of the Agency for People with Disabilities in one of the following ways:
• On the spot, in the office of the Agency for People with Disabilities (APD), at the address: Sofia, 1233, 104-106 Sofroniy Vrachanski Str., On electronic media (signed and scanned) or on paper, accompanied by an electronic version of the same documents.

o Deadline for submission of projects: 5.30 pm on 25.05.2021.

• By a licensed postal operator with a return receipt with a postmark or by courier, no later than the deadline for submission of projects for the competition, on electronic media (signed and scanned) or on paper, accompanied by an electronic version of the same documents.

o Deadline for submission of projects: 5.30 pm on 25.05.2021.

• Electronically, under the terms and conditions of the Electronic Document and Electronic Certification Services Act, or signed and scanned at the specified e-mail address of the APD e-mail: ahu_ssd@mlsp.government.bg

o Deadline for submission of projects: 5.30 pm on 25.05.2021.

Immediately after the submission of the project proposal, each applicant is obliged to request from the APD an incoming number with which the project proposal is entered in the record keeping system, not later than the deadline for submission of project proposals.

Phones for reference: 02 931 80 95 or 02 832 90 73