The Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility (CCPF) calls for proposals to stimulate projects within Caribbean-based, blue economy companies/actors to enhance their economies of scale and scope in the delivery of products and services, and collectively increase competitiveness, revenues, employment, and export within the COVID scenario. The CCPF will support cluster projects with up to a maximum of US$400,000 in technical assistance grants.
What is the CCPF?
CCPF is a partnership between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Government of Canada.
What could CCPF finance?
- adoption of technology across seafood value chains to enhance their product,
- traceability across blue-economy based supply chains,
- training and change in practices across supply chains for the adoption of sustainable practices,
- adoption of public health measures in blue economy-based sectors,
- decarbonization of supply chains,
- aquaculture initiatives,
- biotech initiatives,
- river/coastal tourism initiatives.
Who can apply?
The cluster applying to the call need to be comprised of at least three, blue economy-focused, private sector firms collaborating to increase their competitiveness on the regional or international market. The entities have to be registered and located in one of the following 13 target countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
More information you can find here: https://www.competecaribbean.org/blueeconomy/
