CDB Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund available

Taken from the Caribbean Development Bank Website

https://www.caribank.org/our-work/programmes/cultural-and-creative-industries-innovation-fund

Overview

WHO WE ARE

The Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF) was established in 2017 with an initial USD2.6 million in capitalisation from the Caribbean Development Bank. It is intended to be a multi-donor fund, which will support the development of the creative industries (CI) sector in the Caribbean. CIIF’s goal is to enable the region’s cultural and creative industries to be globally competitive.

WHAT WE DO

The CIIF provides grant funding for innovative projects within the creative industries sector. These projects should be focused on:

supporting the enabling environment for the development of the creative industry

improving the quality and dissemination of research on the CI sector

enhancing or creating data intelligence or data collection methods in ways that can move the sector forward and;

enhancing the technical capacity of creative entrepreneurs.

Projects must demonstrate a significant measure of innovation, collaboration and sustainability.

Apply

WHO CAN APPLY

Governments, Business Support Organisations, Universities, Non-Governmental Organisations and Creative Enterprises from all sectors can apply. However, CIIF has five priority sub-sectors. These include:

1. Fashion

2. Visual Arts

3. Audio-visual (Film, Animation, Gaming)

4. Festivals and Carnivals

5. Music

How to Apply

There are three grant streams available under CIIF – Enabling Environment, Data Intelligence, and Improved Competitiveness of Creative MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises). Potential applicants should first review the selection criteria to help them determine which stream would best suit their projects. Applicants are required to complete the specific application form for the grant for which they are applying.

Download CIIF Booklet for selection criteria

Calls Open

In light of the loss of revenue by creative industry practitioners due to the effects of COVID-19, CDB has allocated USD 50,000 for the Music sub-sector and USD 50,000 for the Festivals and Carnivals sub-sector for CIIF Emergency Relief Grants.

This grant is targeted at CI entrepreneurs who can demonstrate loss of income for music, festival and carnival events that have been cancelled as a result of COVID-19