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.
Creative Caribbean is an Ecosystem of “P.L.A.Y.” for Growth and Development aims to foster economic, human and social development of the Caribbean region by stimulating inclusive, diversified and sustainable growth of the cultural economy through (1) creation of jobs for women, men and youth within a decent work framework; (2) creation, production and distribution of cultural and creative goods and services; (3) improved market access; and (4) support of regional and national policies and measures.
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.
Additionally, the project seeks to establish and reinforce dynamic interrelationships in Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) to increase the creation and production of quality globally competitive goods and services, as well as the creation of new jobs; and expand skills which enable participants to self-generate the cash flow to fuel their growth; increase access to financing through innovative mechanisms that allow co-financing and reduce the Caribbean’s cultural operators’ dependency on international financing.
Visit https://en.unesco.org/creative-caribbean/home for more information.
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GRANT SCHEMES
- Festival Development and Marketplace, Work Placement & Knowledge Transfer (awards up to US$179,000)
- Artist Mobility – artist residencies (awards up to US$17,000)
- Product Development and Content Production (awards up to US$29,000)
- Small Grants for Professional Associations (awards up to US$19,000)
- Small Grants for Emerging Creative Content Originator (awards up to US$19,000)
- Scaling Grants for Export-Ready Creatives (awards up to US$29,000)
- CCI Festival Business Exchange Networks and Fora (awards up to US$35,000)
