List of jobs qualifying for an incentive grant - agriculture and construction


The following is a list of examples of qualifying and non-qualifying jobs for a grant:

Agricultural growth sites and packaging facilities for agricultural produce

  • Unprofessional work at agricultural growth sites and packaging facilities for agricultural produce including cleaning work - qualify for a grant,
  • clerical work does not qualify for a grant.
Field of occupationJobs qualifying for a grantJobs not qualifying for a grant
Agricultural growth sitesUnprofessional work in the agricultural industries such as: planting, picking, pest control, security and guarding.
  • Security in agricultural settlements.
  • Gardening jobs and development work in public parks, private gardens and shared houses.
  • Work in a store selling agricultural produce/spices/nuts.
  • Online store for marketing agricultural produce.
Nurseries
  • Agricultural work in nurseries mainly engaged in growing, germinating and selling seedlings to stores.
  • Agricultural work in greenhouses.
  • Administrative work in a nursery.
  • Work in the nursery store.
  • Work in a nursery engaging in sales only.
  • Working in a flower shop.
Animal careFarm work involving all of these activities: raising, breeding, and selling animals.
  • Horse riding school.
  • Therapeutic Riding Center.
  • Child and adult horse riding training.
  • Horse boarding and training.
  • Zoos and petting zoo.
  • Rehabilitation of abandoned animals.
  • Dog boarding.
  • Pet store.
  • Horseback riding, experiential riding.
Packaging and sorting in packaging facilities for agricultural produce
  • Packaging and sorting in packaging facilities for agricultural produce located at or near an agricultural crop site, and handling produce harvested from the agricultural crop site prior to its transfer to wholesale / retail marketing.
  • Security and surveillance in packaging facilities.
  • Sorting agricultural produce in marketing chains or sorting work that is not performed in packaging facilities.
  • Sorting and packaging work of agricultural produce that does not come directly from an agricultural growth site.
  • Clerical work in packaging facilities.
  • Work in a store selling agricultural produce/spices/nuts.
  • Guard at the settlement or kibbutz gate.
Jewish National FundAgricultural work in the forests of the Jewish National Fund.Marking trails for hikers.

 

Construction sites

  • Any work on a construction site, including professional work, qualifies for a grant. 
  • Clerical work does not qualify for a grant.
Field of occupationJobs qualifying for a grantJobs not qualifying for a grant
Infrastructure and building systems
  • Placing new pipes on construction sites in the fields of gas, electricity, communications, heating, etc.
  • Connecting new buildings to infrastructure, communication and electricity networks.
  • Earthworks, paving and painting roads.
  • Placing lighting poles and parking signs.
  • Installation of communication lines on the roads.
  • Establishment of solar power generation systems.
  • Installation of air conditioners and solar boilers on new construction sites.
  • Elevator shaft construction in existing homes
  • Construction of an elevator shaft including installing a new elevator in existing houses.
  • Installation of elevators at new construction sites.
  • Installation of low-voltage systems in new homes.
  • Establishment of cellular or other communication antennas.
  • Installation of communication lines in existing homes and offices.
  • Installation of air conditioners and solar boilers in existing homes.
  • Maintenance of elevators in existing houses.
  • Installation of elevators/ replacement of elevators in existing homes.
  • Installation of low-voltage systems in existing homes.
Construction and renovations
  • Works in the construction professions at a construction site.
  • Extensive renovation work on existing buildings (any work related to modification of original structure - additional construction).
  • Strengthening buildings
  • Painting and plaster works in existing houses.
  • Roofing insulation in existing homes.
  • Construction of pergolas and decks.
  • Waterproofing works in existing buildings.
Gardening and maintenance
  • Gardening works at a construction site.
  • Establishment of gardens on new roads.
  • Polishing - any work related to the preparation of the apartment until the key handover to the tenant.
  • Pest control at new construction sites.
  • Maintenance work of existing gardens.
  • Installation of synthetic grass.
  • Establishment of gardens in existing houses.
  • Pest control in existing homes.
  • Polishing in existing homes.
Various professions at construction sites
  • Any professional work on construction sites. 
  • Surveyors employed by the Engineering Office  at construction sites.
  • Quality control on behalf of the Standards Institute on construction sites.
  • Concrete samplers.
  • Works in the company's offices such as: draftsmen and technicians.
  • Promoters - even if they regularly stay at the construction site.
  • Transporters of workers.