11TH European Development Fund Implementation Report 2017- 2023

Table 2: Sum of Amount Awarded by Country per Grant Programme in Euros

Grant Programme

Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Saint Lucia St. Kitts and Nevis St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Grand Total Country

CE-CDB TAP

DAGS

DRGS

DSGP

Grand Total

€ 343,036.22 € 175,350.02 € 817,139.21 € 289,544.54 € 280,320.65 € 494,598.71 € 384,977.22 € 535,679.90 € 387,958.61 € 1,574,672.70 € 511,027.95 € 179,626.34 € 402,572.73 € 243,773.35 € 1,328,492.37 € 7,948,770.52

€ 14,231.63 € 42,600.02 € 170,774.87 € 42,694.90 € 33,207.15 € 24,575.19 € 42,694.90 € 28,273.51 € 127,973.68 € 55,627.00 € 28,463.27 € 23,339.88 € 42,348.60 € 165,119.81 € 841,924.41*

€ 192,804.59

€ 136,000.00 € 132,750.00 € 410,588.73 € 68,099.00 € 99,641.00 € 115,583.75 € 237,457.72 € 172,985.00 € 190,587.66 € 535,467.42 € 182,246.95 € 86,163.07 € 163,964.85 € 86,731.00 € 622,884.25 € 3,241,150.40

€ 235,775.61 € 178,750.64 € 147,472.50 € 285,653.96 € 122,944.31 € 320,000.00 € 169,097.44 € 169,097.44 € 273,154.00 € 65,000.00 € 215,268.00 € 114,693.75 € 540,488.31 € 3,772,334.7Œ

€ 93,361.00

€ 93,361.00

(3) Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) The Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) served as the programme’s primary tool for providing financial support to established businesses with export potential, aiming to fuel their growth and development. In a business environment where regional SMEs face limited access to commercial banks and financial institutions, the Agency remained dedicated to aiding them through this funding avenue. The DAGS programme benefited SMEs in the region by enabling them to access new markets and expand exports, reduce production costs, diversify supply sources, enhance productivity through training, secure intellectual property rights, minimize environmental impact, leverage trade agreements like the EPA and CSME, foster intra regional cooperation, and undertake projects that uplift underdeveloped areas and marginalized demographics. Through these avenues, the DAGS programme aims to empower SMEs and drive economic progress within the Caribbean region.

Implementation of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP)

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