The project will adopt a zoning approach for prioritization, following the zones defined by the Lebanese
Armed Forces.
Grant applications will be assessed on a first-come first-served basis and based on
proximity to the blast area.
Kafalat will progressively announce, through the proper channels (including website and through
participating MFIs), the time to move to the next zone.
Duration of evaluation expected to take up to 15 business days from the
receipt of the full application and documents
Through MFIs –
Wholesale Approach
Expression of interest
Cross-checking with LAF and aid platforms
Submission of grant applications and required documents
Reviewing applications and verifiying MSE’s eligiblity
criteria
Conducting fields visits
Assessing viability and recovery needs
Selecting MSEs and defining grant amounts by selection
comittee at MFIs
Disbursement of grants through selected money transfer
operator
Duration of evaluation expected to take up to 25 business days from the
receipt of the full application and documents
Through Kafalat –
Retail Approach
Submission of grant applications and required documents
Cross-checking with LAF and aid platforms
Reviewing applications and verifiying MSE’s eligiblity
criteria
Conducting fields visits
Assessing viability and recovery needs
Selecting MSEs and defining grant amounts by selection
comittee at
Kafalat
Disbursement of grants through BLF
The B5 Fund is a $25 million Fund, financed by the Lebanese Financing facility
(LFF), a multi-donor trust
fund established in December 2020, and managed by the World Bank. The Fund aims to pool grant resources and
strengthen the coherence and coordination of financing in support of the immediate socio-economic recovery
of vulnerable people and businesses impacted by the Port of Beirut explosion of August 4, 2020.