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Development Bank of Jamaica

Development Bank of Jamaica

Government

The Development Bank of Jamaica provides opportunities to all Jamaicans to make a positive impact on their own quality of life. They do this through providing development financing, capacity building, public-private partnership and privatisation solutions, which are in line with Government policy and future goals.

Funding opportunities

Loan
Grant
Equity

$50,000,000.00

The objective is to support capital and investment projects to empower small businesses under DBJ's approved sectors. This helps in the implementation of component 3b (financing...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$20,000,000

Entrepreneurs and small business owners have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to fund managers in order to seek funding. The major imperatives of the JVCP are:- D...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$50,000.00 – $300,000.00

The DBJ has introduced a programme called the Voucher for Technical Assistance (VTA) to assist micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in strengthening their manageria...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$1,000,000.00 – $4,000,000.00

Innovation Grant from New To Entrepreneurship (IGNITE), promotes funding for entrepreneurs by providing grants to assist in the development and commercialization of new products...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$200,000.00

The DBJ's Energy Audit Grant Programme provides a grant to Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) to conduct an energy audit of their facility. The main objective of t...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$7,000,000.00

This grant facilitates funding of capacity development projects for new sectors, SME support and the export sector. The grant also seeks to assist in the institutional strength...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$20,000,000

This grant provides financial support to SMEs working with a lead (Anchor) firm in a supply chain, to implement projects that will make the supply chains more competitive and cr...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$15,000,000.00

BLAZE is an IGNITE graduate financing product targeted at MSMEs that have successfully completed the programme.

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$30,000,000.00 | 10 years | 8.00%

This loan provides funds to SMEs and large businesses for energy projects involving energy efficiency, energy conservation or renewable energy. The Loan Amount is up to 90% of e...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$30,000,000.00

In 2009, the DBJ pioneered the Credit Enhancement Facility (CEF), a partial cash-backed guarantee that helps Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) without adequate co...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$30,000,000.00 | 10 years | 6.00%

The objective is to support capital and investment projects to empower small businesses under DBJ's approved sectors. This helps in the implementation of component 3b (financing...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$30,000,000.00 | 6 years | 10.00%

The objective is to provide loans to MSMEs for working capital and/or fixed asset purchases for enterprises involved in specific industries.

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Loan
Grant
Equity

The MicroFinance Lending Window strengthens the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions (MFIs) by providing wholesale funds on a rotating basis. The Loan Amount is a...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$2,000,000.00

The Energy Line of Credit encourages investment in energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy equipment for businesses and residential purposes; specifically for solar...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$5,000,000.00

The objective is to provide funds for the purchase of farm equipment and supplies for crop production.

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$8,400,000.00 | 10 years | 9.50%

The objective is to provide funds to entrepreneurs involved in agriculture.

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$3,000,000.00 | 10 years | 7.25%

The objective is to provide funds for upgrading the social and physical infrastructure of Jamaica to viable enterprises involved in the productive sector.

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$5,000,000.00

The objective is to provide funds for upgrading the social and physical infrastructure of Jamaica to viable enterprises involved in the productive sector.

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$100,000,000.00

The objective is to provide funding for a variety of projects that may not fit into any of the funding sources in terms of qualifying criteria. It may be accessed as long as the...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$500,000,000.00 | 7 years | 9.00%

The objective is to provide funding for a variety of projects that may not fit into any of the funding sources in terms of qualifying criteria. It may be accessed as long as the...

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Loan
Grant
Equity

$5,000,000.00

The objective is to contribute to the expansion of the Jamaican ICT sector by providing direct funding for the development of the sector which will result in the addition of new...

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Support opportunities

To strengthen the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions (MFIs) by providing wholesale funds on a rotating basis. The areas of focus for the grant include: Managem...

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📍 15 Oxford Road, Kingston, Jamaica
📧 voucher@dbankjm.com
📞 Phone Number: (876) 929-4000; (876) 619-4000 / / Fax Number: (876) 929-6055

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