Creative Caribbean is a new grant facility for the cultural and creative sector in 15 countries in the Caribbean. This regional support programme is part of the ACP-EU Culture Programme financed by the 11th European Development Fund and implemented globally by the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States. In the Caribbean region, the project is being implemented by UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, The University of the West Indies and the CARICOM Secretariat.
This funding will help successful applicants develop projects and initiatives to grow more globally competitive businesses, strengthen the enabling environment that supports the sector in relation to policy, planning, incentives and legislation and facilitate increased training and capacity building. It is anticipated that the funding will enable established creatives to scale their operations and assist export ready creatives to expand into new markets, including strengthening capacity to access and use digital marketing and distribution platforms.
Grant applications are invited to strengthen the creative and cultural industries under the following Grant Schemes:
- Festival Development and Marketplace, Work Placement & Knowledge Transfer.
- Artist Mobility – artist residencies.
- Product Development and Content Production.
- Small Grants for Professional Associations.
- Small Grants for Emerging Creative Content Originator.
- Scaling Grants for Export-Ready Creatives.
- CCI Festival Business Exchange Networks and Fora.
