Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has urged the region's private sector to take advantage of the funds made available under the direct assistance grant scheme facilitated by the agency as part of the regional private sector development programme (RPSDP) funded by the European Union under the Tenth European Development Fund (EDF).
Firms can apply for grants of up to �30,000 providing they meet the eligibility criteria, their applications are accepted and they are exporting or demonstrate the potential to export goods and services.Throughout 2012 and 2013, the agency has conducted grant proposal workshops across Cariforum to prepare BSOs and firms ahead of this current call for proposals that was announced on January 17, 2014.In the previous call for proposals in 2012 the agency received 239 applications that attained or exceeded the eligibility threshold.
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