University Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures

Improving Competitiveness of Creative MSMEs Grant: Visual Arts, Fashion & Contemporary Design Technology Platform

The Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF) of the CDB has issued a Call for Applications to support the development of a sustainable integrated platform which is hosted by a public entity in collaboration with private creative enterprises.

The platform should already be operational with adoption by at least 50 stakeholders.

The grant should be used to further develop and extend features and reach of the platform and contribute to the development and operationalization of its revenue model.

Funding Information:

The selected project will receive a grant of up to USD$50,000. The CIIF will provide 85% of the projects costs, while the grantee that is selected is required to contribute 15%.

Funding Organisation: 
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Eligibility: 

Governments, Business Support Organisations, Universities, Non-Governmental Organisations and Legally Registered Creative Enterprises.

Eligible organizations must be registered in one of CDB’s 19 Member Borrowing Countries, some of which include: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago.

Budget Amount/Benefit: 
USD50,000
Deadline: 
Friday, February 28, 2020