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Kuwait National Fund for SME Development financing

الصندوق الوطني لرعاية وتنمية المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة

Status

Status not published

Rolling applications through the National Fund portal; the fund has periodically paused intake for particular activity categories.

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Amount
400,000 KWD

Funding up to KD 400,000 and 80% of project capital, provided the project capital does not exceed KD 500,000; the entrepreneur's 20% share may be in cash or in assets.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprise Development (Kuwait)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling applications through the National Fund portal; the fund has periodically paused intake for particular activity categories.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Kuwaiti citizen aged 21+, fully dedicated to managing the project; project capital must not exceed KD 500,000. Students cannot apply; private-sector employees and retirees can.

How to apply

  1. Register on the National Fund portal with a Kuwaiti civil ID.
  2. Complete the training and business plan requirements.
  3. Submit the feasibility study.
  4. Committee review, then financing agreement and staged disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nationalfund.gov.kw/en/faq/

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.nationalfund.gov.kw

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