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Arts and Sport Promotion Fund

Public funding for the artists and athletes of Barbados.

From the pan yard to the pitch, the Fund backs the people and organisations building Barbados' creative and sporting life. Apply online, track your application at every step, and see every grant published for the public to browse.

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From the Fund

Work the Fund helped make

Every grant the Fund awards is published here for anyone to browse — this is what public money looks like on stage, on canvas, and on the field.

Browse the showcase
Illustrative

Pan · St Michael

Summer Steel-Pan Intensive

BBD 85,000
Illustrative

Cricket · Christ Church

U-19 Fast Bowling Clinic

BBD 60,000
Illustrative

Visual arts · St Peter

Speightstown Harbour Murals

BBD 42,000
Illustrative

Netball · Bridgetown

National Junior Netball League

BBD 118,000
Illustrative

Mas & design · St Michael

Crop Over Costume Lab

BBD 55,000
Illustrative

Athletics · St George

Island Relays Development Meet

BBD 74,000

Illustrative examples — the first cohort of real grants publishes after the FY 2026-27 Committee cycle concludes.

Eligibility

Who can apply

If it develops or promotes the arts or sport in Barbados, it's in scope.

Read the full guidance

Individuals

Artists and athletes practising or developing their craft — from a first programme to national level.

Organisations

Clubs, associations, collectives, and community groups with a programme that needs backing.

Statutory corporations

State bodies with responsibilities in the arts or sport, applying for programme funding.

Grants can go toward

ProgrammesTraining & coachingEquipmentFacilitiesPerformancesCompetition

How it works

Six steps from idea to disbursement

Draft at your own pace, submit when ready, and see exactly where your application stands — from first save to final decision.

  1. Create an account

    Verify your email and tell us who you are — an arts or sporting organisation, a statutory corporation, or an individual practising arts or sport.

  2. Draft your application

    Save as you go. Tell us about your programme, your funding need, and how it contributes to the development of arts or sport in Barbados.

  3. Upload supporting documents

    Detailed proposal, budget, organisational registration, tax clearance, audited financials (for organisations), and any letters of support.

  4. Sign and submit

    Confirm the information is true and complete, accept the data protection notice, and submit. You receive a reference number.

  5. Committee review

    The ASPF Committee considers your application at its next meeting. We may write to you if more information is needed.

  6. Minister's decision

    The Minister makes the final funding decision. If approved, the Treasury arranges the bond and pays out the grant.

Before you start

What you'll need

You don't need an account to get ready. Gather these first and the application takes one sitting instead of five.

Gather these documents

  • Detailed programme proposal
  • Itemised budget
  • Tax clearance certificate
  • Organisational registration · organisations
  • Audited financial statements · organisations
  • Letters of support · if you have them

Strong applications show

  • A clear programme that develops arts or sport in Barbados
  • A realistic budget that matches the proposal
  • Your own contribution — cash, gear, venue, or time

After you submit

APP-2027-····Submitted
  1. Submitted

    Reference number issued straight away

  2. Committee review

    Considered at its next meeting — we write to you if anything is missing

  3. Minister's decision

    You're notified either way

Ready to put the Fund to work?

Create an account, draft at your own pace, and submit when ready. You'll receive a reference number and can track every step to the Minister's decision.