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Global Trinidad and Tobago- Airfare Assistance Grant Application

The Airfare Assistance Grant offered by Global Trinidad and Tobago provides assistance to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to participate in Trade Missions or Trade Shows under the Export Booster Initiative, which was established by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, under the authorization of the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago.

The AAG offsets the airfare (at economy rate) of qualifying SMEs for one (1) individual per company for their participation at Trade Missions or Trade Shows which form part of the National Trade Mission Schedule, up to the value of TT$5,000.00 for regional travel TT$10,000.00 for extra-regional travel . Kindly note that the ceiling of coverage is $20,000 TTD per company per fiscal.

The following criteria must be met in order to be considered:

1) The company must employ 50 persons or fewer;

2) The company must have an annual sales turnover of no more than TTD 10 Million;

3) The company must be exporting and/or export ready with regard to qualification for entry into the respective market; in other words, they should meet the requirements for export entry (labelling certification etc.) into the destination market; and

4) The company must not be a subsidiary of a larger non-qualifying company.


If you have any questions concerning this grant you may contact Mrs. Kenika Baldeo at kenika.baldeo@globaltnt.com.
1.Please enter your contact details below(Required.)
2.Please indicate what Trade Mission/Show destination you will be travelling to as well as the Mission/Show dates.(Required.)
3.Kindly provide the name/s of the travelling company representative/s for this mission.(Required.)
4.Who is the organizing entity for this Trade Mission/Trade Show?(Required.)
5.How many staff members do you currently employ?(Required.)
6.What is your annual sales turnover/revenue?(Required.)
7.What is your product or service?(Required.)
8.Please upload your company profile if available.
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9.Please upload either your most recent audited financial report or a Management report as a supporting document. Kindly note that this document is required for evaluation and will remain confidential.
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10.What are your specific objectives for this trade mission or tradeshow?(Required.)
11.Are you already exporting your products/providing your services to another country/countries? Which countries do you cover?(Required.)
12.Have you previously received funding under this grant?(Required.)
13.Do you have any other comments or is there additional information we should have?
Kindly note that your application will be evaluated and a Global Trinidad and Tobago staff member will be in touch soon to advise of your qualification status. Please review the above before submitting to ensure that your answers are correct according to your knowledge.

Thank you for your application.