Since the beginning of the current year, a total of 8,964 grants have been issued to citizens belonging to socially vulnerable groups to support the implementation of new business ideas, including 5,539 grants awarded to residents of rural areas. In total, 9,234 grants are planned to be provided in 2025.

Approximately 22.7 thousand applications were submitted by prospective recipients, including 14.8 thousand from large families, 3.6 thousand from persons with disabilities, 2.6 thousand from individuals caring for children with disabilities, and 600 from recipients of targeted social assistance. In addition, applications were submitted by 758 individuals who have lost a breadwinner, 178 resettlers, and 145 kandas (ethnic Kazakhs repatriated to Kazakhstan).

The largest number of applications came from the Turkistan (1,788), Kyzylorda (1,500), and Zhambyl (1,006) regions, while the lowest figures were recorded in the city of Astana (126) and the Ulytau region (79).

As of October 1, 2025, non-repayable grants were allocated for the acquisition of technological equipment (3,930), purchase of tools and inventory (2,589), livestock farming (2,228), premises rental (135), and crop production (82).

By recipient category, 5,822 grants were issued to members of large families, 1,397 to persons with disabilities, 1,015 to parents of children with disabilities, 266 to recipients of targeted social assistance, 312 to those receiving survivor benefits, 87 to resettlers, and 65 to kandas.

This year, applications for grants were accepted in two rounds. In the first round, 4,207 grants were issued, and in the second — 4,757. Additionally, a supplementary round was launched on October 20, financed through savings from the first and second rounds.

A total of 270 grants are expected to be distributed across nine regions of the country from the reallocated funds, including the Abai, Akmola, East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Kyzylorda, Turkistan, North Kazakhstan, and Ulytau regions, as well as the city of Shymkent.

Grants are issued by Centers for Labor Mobility based on decisions of district or city-level commissions that review applications from prospective recipients. Applicants present their business projects during commission meetings. Notifications indicating the date, time, and location of the commission meeting are displayed in the applicant’s personal account on the Business.enbek.kz portal.

Each member of the commission evaluates the business plan using an assessment form based on the following criteria: competitiveness of the business idea, market feasibility, financial viability of the project, level of entrepreneurial skills, and potential for job creation. Thus, decisions on grant allocation are made collectively and in accordance with clearly defined evaluation criteria for the quality and feasibility of business projects.

Information on the commission’s decision is sent to the applicant’s personal account on Business.enbek.kz. If the decision is positive, the recipient registers their business with the tax authorities, provides bank account details, signs the grant agreement, and subsequently submits quarterly reports on the use of allocated funds. All procedures are conducted electronically, without the need to visit Centres for Labour Mobility in person.

In the coming year, it is also planned to issue 9,000 grants.