In light of the loss of revenue by CI 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.
This grant is to be used for one of the following:
Projects should be community oriented where possible with a percentage of funds raised going towards associations of health care workers or sanitation workers or registered charities.
To participate in this programme, practitioners are asked to read the call document and complete the online application form by May 20, 2020.
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Source: https://www.caribank.org/publications-and-resources/resource-library/other-resources/ciif-emergency-relief-grant-call