09/02/2026
Dua na veivuke kivei Kemuni na dau ni bisinisi (registered) ๐
Expression of Interest
๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ซ๐น๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฌ
The iTaukei Business Support Fund is established to better support the economic empowerment and entrepreneurial aspirations of the iTaukei people of Fiji.
๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐.
The Fund is designed to provide tailored financial assistance, capacity-building programs, and facilitate strategic partnerships that promote sustainable business development. It supports income-generating, resource-based projects, employment creation, and self-employment opportunities.
๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฆ๐ค ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค, ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐ช๐ก๐, ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ค ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐. ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ช ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ก๐, ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐, ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ค ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ช ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ค.
The initiative aligns with national development priorities, including the promotion of indigenous economic participation, rural development, and poverty reduction.
๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ช, ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค, ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ช ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐ค ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ช, ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ช๐.
1. BACKGROUND
The iTaukei Affairs Board (TAB) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from eligible Individual iTaukei owned businesses, landowner groups, cooperatives, trusts, youth and womenโs groups to apply for the Itaukei Business Support Fund 2026 under the TAB Economic Empowerment Programme.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ
๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค ๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ค ๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐, ๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ (๐๐ค๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ), ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ง๐ค๐ง๐ค๐, ๐๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐, ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ข๐, ๐ข๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ 2026, ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ช ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ช ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐.
2. PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME
The grant is aimed at supporting iTaukei entrepreneurs and community-based enterprises to strengthen business readiness, improve governance and financial systems, and prepare projects for commercial investment and sustainable growth.
๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ผ
๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฆ๐ค ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐ค ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค. ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค, ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐.
3. WHO CAN APPLY? (๐ ๐พ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐?)
โข Registered iTaukei Sole Traders and Companies
(๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐- ๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐)
โข iTaukei Cooperatives and Trusts
(๐๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค ๐พ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ค)
โข Landowning Units and Village-Based Enterprises
(๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ค/๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค)
โข Youth and Womenโs Groups
(๐๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐ค๐ฆ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ & ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐)
4. PRIORITY AREAS (VEITABANA NI BISINISI E VAKABIBITAKI):
โข Agri โ Business (๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐)
โข Eco Tourism Business (๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐)
โข Quarry Business (๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐-๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ก๐)
โข SMEโs (๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐)
Note (Mo ni kila):
โข Application form to be obtain from any Provincial Office.โข
(๐ ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ช ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐.)
โข ยผ contribution of total cost from successful applicant is mandatory.
โข ๐๐ ยผ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ช ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ช ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐.
5. Deadline (๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐)):
14 March 2026 at 5.00pm, FJTM
For more information on the above grant, please contact the following:(๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ ๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ค, ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐):
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