{"id":274812,"date":"2026-04-30T13:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=274812"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:40:10","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-groups-invited-to-apply-for-grants-to-tackle-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-groups-invited-to-apply-for-grants-to-tackle-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Groups Invited to Apply for Grants to Tackle Plastic Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1907845862\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1143\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call for Proposals launched under the Sustainable Small Grants Programme supporting Caribbean communities to tackle plastic pollution through locally driven circular economy solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Community-based organisations and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across five Eastern Caribbean countries invited to lead innovative, community-driven circular economy solutions under the \u201cClosing the Caribbean Plastic Tap\u201d initiative<\/em><\/p><div id=\"antig-3276316716\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:152\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:388\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1380\/h:697\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8.png 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>IUCN ORMACC \u2013 SSGP Launch Webinar<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0A new funding opportunity to support community-driven action on plastic pollution has been launched under the \u201cClosing the Caribbean Plastic Tap\u201d initiative. <\/p><div id=\"antig-2029213725\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sustainable Small Grants Programme (SSGP) will provide targeted financial and technical support to organisations working to reduce plastic waste and advance circular economy solutions across the Eastern Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open to participants in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the programme is designed to empower micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), community-based organizations (CBOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), cooperatives, associations, schools, and informal groups with demonstrated community engagement to implement practical, scalable interventions that reduce plastic leakage into the environment.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2898758526\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is implemented by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC), with support from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through a total programme envelope of EUR 400,000, the SSGP will fund locally led projects that address plastic waste through upstream prevention and midstream circularity approaches. <\/p><div id=\"antig-1719428236\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, 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Interested organisations are encouraged to review the full guidelines and submit proposals by<em> 11:59 PM (AST) on 31<sup>st<\/sup> May 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> More information on the call is available here:<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.iucn.org\/topic\/sustainable-small-grants-programme-closing-caribbean-plastic-tap\">https:\/\/engage.iucn.org\/topic\/sustainable-small-grants-programme-closing-caribbean-plastic-tap<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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