MSME development fund

Backing the entrepreneurs building tomorrow’s economies

LEAP Fund is Leaders International’s regional facility for micro, small and medium enterprises — pairing grant funding with hands-on business development so MSMEs in Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia can grow, compete and create jobs.

Browse open calls Check your eligibility

Funding windows — live now

Closing soon

Agri-Value Chain Growth Fund

For agri-food processors and cooperatives in Palestine ready to scale production and reach new buyers.

€10.0–50.0KApply by02 Sept 2026

Open

Digital Tourism Upgrade Grant

For tourism microbusinesses in Jordan and Tunisia digitising booking, marketing or the guest experience.

€5.0–25.0KApply by15 Oct 2026

Open

Founders' First Grant

First capital for early-stage founders in Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia with a validated idea and a first customer in sight.

€2.5–10.0KApply by30 Nov 2026

All funding windows

Offices on the route

AmmanJordan
RamallahPalestine
TunisTunisia
BrusselsBelgium

Why the fund exists

Money on its own does not grow a business.

Every LEAP grant travels with the advisors, certification and buyers behind it — which is why we measure a grant by whether the business is still growing three years after it clears.

The fund, on the record

Operating countries: 3
MSMEs supported: 200+
Priority sectors: 4
Parent organisation track record: 20+ yrs

Three tracks, sized to your stage

1 open window€10,000Open now
Entrepreneurs
Idea proven, first customers landing
- Pre-revenue to early revenue
- A model that can scale beyond the founder
- Registered, or registering during the grant
1 open window€25,000Open now
Microbusinesses
Trading, owner-operated, ready to formalise
- 1–9 employees
- At least one full year of trading
- Books good enough to plan from
1 open window€50,000Open now
Enterprises
Established, scaling or exporting
- 10–250 employees
- Two or more years of operations
- A market to enter, or a line to upgrade

From application to growth

One transparent path, the same in every country. Most applicants hear back within six weeks of a deadline.

How to apply

Find your call
Each funding window states who it is for, the grant range, and the deadline.
Apply online
One guided application in English or Arabic, with document upload and draft saving.
Review & scoring
Eligibility screening, then independent scoring against published criteria.
Grant + expertise
Funding is paired with advisors in digitisation, certification, B2B and finance.
Grow & report
Milestones tracked together; results feed our public portfolio.

Rooted in three economies

Jordan

Nationwide — entrepreneurship, tourism and supply-chain growth.

95+MSMEs supported

2Active calls

Country programme

Palestine

West Bank and Gaza — MSME resilience, agri-value chains and digital livelihoods.

80+MSMEs supported

2Active calls

Country programme

Tunisia

Coastal and inland regions — sustainable tourism and manufacturing.

40+MSMEs supported

2Active calls

Country programme

Proof, not promises

Mogods range, north-west Tunisia · Tunisia

Mogods Trail Experiences

A community-based operator in Tunisia’s north-west built a trail season that runs beyond the summer — and pays nine guides from the villages it crosses.

500+Visitors hosted

Amman · Jordan

Nashama Digital

An Amman software firm turned a tool it had built for one logistics client into a product two regional markets now pay for.

12Jobs created

Northern West Bank · Palestine

Wadi Farms Cooperative

An olive-oil cooperative in the northern West Bank scaled its processing line and passed EU export certification — and raised what its member households earn per season.

+40%Production capacity

Working together

Who stands behind the fund

LEAP Fund is delivered with donors, ministries, financial institutions and the private sector — and rests on twenty years of Leaders International partnerships.