ACP-EU Culture Programme – Caribbean: Creative Caribbean Creative – An Ecosystem of “Play” for Growth and Development ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MAY 26, 2022 – The Grenada National Commission for UNESCO is pleased to inform of the launch of Creative Caribbean, which is a new grant facility for the cultural and creative sector in 15 countries […]
Nearly USD 1 million in technical assistance grants awarded to businesses 61 MSMEs in 14 Caribbean countries received grant funding Businesses headed by women and the youth accounted for 42% of grantees Grants totalling nearly USD 1 million have been awarded to 61 small businesses in CARIFORUM member states to provide a bridge post-pandemic and increase exports in domestic and international markets. The […]
St. George, Grenada – August 9, 2021 – The G.U.T. Credit Union (GUTCU) continues to make good on its pledge to support its members and the youth of the nation. The credit union recently distributed 171 grants totalling $51,300 through its CPEA grant programme. The grant, valued at $300 each, comprises $250 toward back to […]
July 28, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Work from 25 visual artists from across the Caribbean is currently on display in a virtual Visual Arts Biennial, the culmination of a recent accelerator programme funded by the Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF) of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). CDB awarded over US$ 16,000 in grant […]
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2021 – The World Bank approved a US$6.7 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the Guyana Education Sector Program Project.The project aims to improve learning in nursery schools, increase technology use in primary schools, and improve functionality of the national education management information system. “Guyana’s education sector has made progress […]
Caribbean Export and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) partner to support regional MSMEs retool and preserve jobs with financial assistance. Caribbean Development Bank to provide US$600K in grant funding to MSME’s via a new Technical Assistance Programme. The Technical Assistance Programme will assist MSMEs mitigate impact of COVID-19 and support ongoing capacity building. MSMEs will be […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has awarded US$ 50,000 in grant funding to two film and animation entities in Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago for projects which aim to increase cultural collaboration and empower at-risk youth. The successful recipients are Saint Lucia’s Malfini Film and Animation Studio, Inc and Trinidad and Tobago’s Forward Ever […]
September 28th, 2020: A grant was awarded to the Sweet Water Foundation Research and Treatment Institute in Grenada by the Government of Canada through its Equality Fund’s Women Voices and Leadership grant program, in the amount of CAD$60,000 to carry out the Under 5 Project over a period of three years. Under 5 is a […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound challenges in education, as many young people who lack technological devices and internet access are being left behind their peers in the shift to remote learning. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is stepping in to close this gap for disadvantaged students enrolled at the University of the West Indies […]
