National Call No. 161 — Persons with Disabilities (Personas con Discapacidad)
Supports Colombians with disabilities launching new enterprises through forgivable seed capital funding.
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Convocatoria Nacional No. 161 is a targeted call within Fondo Emprender's Línea Crear program, administered by SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje) under Colombia's Ministerio del Trabajo pursuant to Ley 789 de 2002 and Acuerdo 0010 de 2019. The call finances productive initiatives and business plans presented by persons with disabilities (PcD) across all economic sectors throughout Colombian territory, using capital semilla condonable — forgivable seed capital that converts to a non-reimbursable grant when the entrepreneur meets agreed employment-generation and management indicators.
The 2026 call opened March 2 and closed April 30, 2026, with a total funding pool of COP 5,500,000,000 (5.5 billion pesos). Award amounts are indexed to Colombia's statutory monthly minimum wage (SMLMV) and tiered by formal job commitments in the business plan: up to 80 SMLMV for plans generating up to 3 formal jobs, up to 150 SMLMV for up to 5 jobs, and up to 180 SMLMV for 6 or more formal jobs (approximately COP 256 million or USD 64,000 at 2026 rates for the maximum tier). Applicants must be persons with a recognized disability and must submit a qualifying business plan via the online platform at fondoemprender.com, consulting the full terms of reference published on the program landing page.
Convocatoria 161 is one of 12 national convocatorias in SENA's 2026 Fondo Emprender calendar, which collectively totals more than COP 282 billion. Applicants with disabilities seeking to launch new enterprises in any sector should anchor their business plan to realistic, verifiable formal job-creation commitments, as the award tier and conditionality of forgiveness hinge entirely on that metric. The 2026 call has closed; organizations tracking this program should monitor fondoemprender.com for the next annual cycle.
Productive initiatives across all sectors for persons with disabilities throughout Colombia.
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