TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY WITH TT$150,000 IN FUNDING

TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2024, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – What would you do for your community with TT$150,000? If you have an innovative project in mind, now’s the time to apply for the Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities (EPIC) grant to bring that vision to life!

The Digicel Foundation is offering TT$1.4 million in community investment through the EPIC programme, 2024-2025. The call for applications is open until July 14, 2024, and ten community partners will each be awarded a grant of up to $150,000.

Digicel Foundation Head of Operations, Cindyann Currency, shared, “This is our favourite time of the year.  We’re encouraging all applicants to follow us on social media and pay close attention to the criteria for funding.  We can’t wait to see the innovation that will come from our friends in Civil Society. This is an EPIC opportunity for all communities.”

This year’s EPIC programme will focus on projects in five thematic areas: (i) Renewable energy (ii) Environment (iii) Education (iv) Technology and (v) Agriculture. Registered non-profit organisations with innovative ideas to implement sustainable community initiatives aligned with one of the above themes are encouraged to apply for grant funding.

Applicants must provide proof of registration, annual returns and a detailed budget. Interested applicants will be invited to attend an EPIC information day in July to get guidance on how best to apply and what makes a strong EPIC application.

To date, the TT$7.2 million investment in EPIC has benefited over 88,000 persons in 150 communities across Trinidad and Tobago.

The application form can be found online at digicelfoundation.org/tt/en/apply-for-a-grant/epic-grant. For more information, contact the Digicel Foundation team via social media @digicelfoundationtt or email them at digicelfoundationtt@digicelgroup.com.

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About Digicel

As a Digital Operator, Digicel is in the business of delivering powerful digital experiences 1440 minutes of each day to customers – that’s every minute, all day, every day.

Through its world-class LTE and fibre networks, together with its suite of eight apps spanning sports (SportsMax), music (D’Music), news (Loop), local radio and podcasts (GoLoud), TV streaming, (PlayGo) enhanced messaging and marketplaces (BiP), cloud storage (Billo) and self-care (MyDigicel app), Digicel is the only operator in its markets that can deliver the complete digital experience.

Serving consumer and business customers in 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America, and Pacific with investments of over US$7 billion and a commitment to communities in Haiti, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, and Trinidad & Tobago, the Digicel Foundation has contributed to positive outcomes for over three million people to date.

With its Better Together brand, Digicel is promising “simply more” to its customers and communities as the company’s 7,000 employees worldwide work together to make this pledge a powerful reality day in, day out.

For more, visit www.digicelgroup.com