FG BEGINS MSME SURVIVAL FUND APPLICATION

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 The Federal Government (FG) has released the guidelines to access the N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Survival Fund and Support Initiatives, which took effect from September 21, 2020.


The scheme, which is the core of the N2.3 trillion stimulus package of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan includes the N60 billion MSMEs Survival Fund and the N15 billion Guaranteed Offtake Schemes.


This disclosure was made in an official statement by the Federal Government through a series of tweet posts on its official Twitter handle.


The statement from FG read, 


“As the portal for the registration of prospective beneficiaries of Survival Fund opens, 

interested Nigerians in the Payroll Support Scheme are to note that the site will be open from 10 pm Monday, September 21, 2020.”




The statement says that the registration for the payroll support will start with the educational institutions at 10 pm Monday, September 21, 2020, and will be followed by businesses in the hospitality industry by 12am Friday, September 25, 2020.


The portal will also open for other categories of small businesses from 12am, Monday, September 28, 2020. It should be noted that the scheduling of the registration for prospective beneficiaries is to ensure that the process is seamless and hitch-free. The registration of every sector is to continue until Thursday, October 15, 2020.


To register for this initiative, the Federal Government has also provided a portal for entry. Potential beneficiaries are advised to log on to https://survivalfund.ng to complete their registration.

These 2 MSMEs initiatives namely MSMEs Survival Fund with payroll support track and the Guaranteed Offtake Scheme were introduced by the FG as part of the efforts to support businesses overcome challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.


The MSMEs Survival Fund scheme is a conditional grant to support vulnerable micro and small enterprises in meeting their payroll obligations and safeguard jobs in the MSMEs sector. The scheme is expected to save at least 1.3 million jobs across the country and specifically impact on over 35,000 individuals per state.


The scheme will be implemented over an initial period of 3 months and is targeted at employees of MSMEs and self-employed individuals with 45% for female business participation and 5% for special needs participation


The Guaranteed Off Take Stimulus Scheme is expected to perfect and sustain the income of vulnerable micro and small enterprises from the economic disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic through the implementation of various initiatives aimed at boosting the production capacities of small businesses as well as the provision of grants.


The duration is also for an initial period of 3 months and is targeted at micro and small businesses registered in Nigeria.

ELIGIBILITY

  1. All Registered MSMEs, with a CAC - RC Number and TIN obtained from Board of internal revenue either state or federal
  2. Must have been sincerely affected by the pandemic
  3. Must have employees of not less than 2 and not exceeding 10 
REQUIREMENTS
  1. TIN (tax identification number)
  2. RC NO (issued by CAC)
  3. BVN and account details of the organisation
  4. BVN and account details of employees (not more than ten(10) in numbers) including evidence/proof of payments to the employees for the past three months
  5. Valid reasons for applying for the grant
  6. Annual revenue or turnover for the past 12 months
  7. Proprietors Bio-data
  8. SMEDAN NO

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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