BERRY project invites submissions for round-2 of Support Grant

The Beryl Emergency Recovery (BERRY) project is getting ready to provide grant support funding to eligible persons. The BERRY project, which was introduced in the wake of the passage of Hurricane Beryl in July 2024, last year saw several Grenadines businesses benefitting from a micro- and small Business Support Grant initiative.

Communications Specialist for the BERRY Project, Ari Shaw, said the Business Support Grant offers cash support and training for micro-and small-business owners impacted by Hurricane Beryl. The business support grant ranges from US $1,000 to $3,000 and successful applicants are required to participate in a mandatory two-day business support training exercise.

The Business Support Grant will assist micro- and small-businesses that earn “less than $20,000 a year … employ no more than five persons,” and the business must have been active from January to July, 2024 Shaw explained.

Interested persons are invited to collect a business support grant application form at the information booth on the ground floor of the Financial Complex, or at the Central Planning Division’s

Office. Shaw said applicants can “receive and drop off their applications; and there is… a project officer to assist you with any questions or queries you may have”. The project officer is usually at the location from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. Online forms are not yet available. Applications will close on April 30, 2026, though Shaw said they are open to extending that deadline.

Shaw shared that they are constructing a bridge at Noel and another in Overland in North Windward, which are at present being served by two Bailey bridges.

“We want to make a more constructive, long-term means of transportation out there,” the BERRY Project Communications Specialist stated.

The BERRY Project, which became effective on November 19, 2024, and was officially launched on July 21, 2025, is a World Bank-funded initiative through an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 63 million, and co-financed by the EU-funded Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility (managed by the

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery). (Source: API)