Important notification: Considering the high level of interest and the needs in Ukraine, SECO has decided to increase the total contribution of this call for proposals to up to CHF 100 million (from CHF 50 million).
In June, 2024, the Federal Council decided to better involve the Swiss private sector in Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. Based on their expertise, Swiss companies can make an important contribution to Ukraine’s reconstruction process. Within the framework of the Call for Proposals, Switzerland supports projects from Swiss companies with a legal entity in Ukraine, aligned with the needs of Ukraine linked to recovery and reconstruction.
The new total contribution for this call is up to CHF 100 million. Individual financial contributions for selected projects still range from CHF 1 million to CHF 15 million. All the detailed information on the process, timelines, selection criteria, etc. can be found in the «Documents» below.
The «Main Document Call for Proposal Ukraine – Version 2» has been uploaded under the «Documents» section on 17.03.2025, replacing the original version published on 30.01.2025. The changes in this Version 2 exclusively relate to the increase in the budget and its implications, particularly the adaptation of deadlines and dates.
All changes made within this «Main Document Call for Proposal Ukraine – Version 2» compared to the «Main Document Call for Proposal Ukraine» uploaded on 30.01.2025 are marked in red color.
All eligibility and award criteria (Annex 1) and other Annexes listed on the website under the section «Documents» remain unchanged during the re-submission period.
As the deadline for submitting applications under the Call for Proposals has been re-opened from 17.03.2025 to 31.03.2025 (23:59 CET), Eligible companies that have not participated during the first submission period can submit their project proposals.
Resubmission is not required: The already submitted proposal will remain valid and will be evaluated based on the original version if no updated submission is made before the new deadline.
Please note: Applicants who have already submitted an application have the possibility to make modifications and/or additions. In this case, the changed and/or new passages shall be marked in yellow within the document, and newly uploaded documents within already submitted applications shall have a filename starting with «NEW».
Only new/modified documents need to be re-uploaded. The original documents that were replaced by the new documents are thus no longer considered in the evaluation. It is the full responsibility of the applicant that the modifications are clearly recognizable in yellow. If this is not the case, the original version uploaded between 30.01.2025 – 28.02.2025 will be taken into consideration for evaluation.
To submit new/modified documents, you have to create a new account within the profile environment on the website.
If you wish to withdraw an application, please do so in writing a letter and uploading it within the profile environment.
The Call for Proposals is re-opened from 17 of March until 31 of March (23:59 CET) to submit projects. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.
Please note: SECO will not answer questions individually during the application process. Questions and answers to the Call for Proposals were published anonymously and publicly on this Webpage under the section «Documents» on 14 of February 2025.
During the re-submission period, questions can be formulated through the contact form from 17.03.2025 – 20.03.2025 (23:59 CET). Answers will be published by 25.03.2025 under the section «Documents» on the website. Questions which have been answered during the first Q&A-session will not be answered again (see document “Q&A Call for Proposals SECO 14.02.2025”). Questions not submitted through the contact form will not be answered.