Grants and Contributions:

Integrated Maritime Security Operations Systems in the RSS

7475008 P014992001

$1,689,427.80

Mar 3, 2026 - Mar 31, 2029

This project aims to strengthen the maritime safety and security enforcement capabilities of the Regional Security System (RSS), which comprises eight Caribbean Member States. Recognizing the vast maritime jurisdiction of these states, particularly the Eastern Caribbean, whose maritime space is 128 times larger than their land mass, the project addresses critical vulnerabilities in maritime domain awareness, communications, and operational coordination. It seeks to modernize Maritime Operations Centres (MOCs) through the procurement and installation of ICT infrastructure, including secure mobile data solutions, computers, and video walls, enabling real-time communication and improved operational planning. The initiative also includes the development of updated maritime risk profiles for each Member State, certified training programs for maritime personnel in areas such as patrol craft command, search and rescue, and operations room management, and the execution of a joint maritime exercise to test the upgraded systems and skills. Gender equality and human rights considerations are embedded throughout the project, with targeted measures to ensure inclusive participation and adherence to international norms. The project is designed to be sustainable, with Member States assuming responsibility for equipment maintenance and continued training beyond the project’s end date. Ultimately, this initiative enhances the RSS’s capacity to counter transnational organized crime and environmental threats, contributing to regional and international security, including Canada’s own crime prevention objectives.

Global Affairs Canada

1100 Increased adoption of risk-based planning principles and tools learnt from the Risk-Assessment training course by Maritime Safety and Security personnel

1200 Increased effectiveness of RSS Maritime Security and Safety Enforcement Agencies in planning and executing national and joint regional maritime operations across the RSS space

Christ Church, BB

064-2025-2026-Q4-0133

Grant

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Regional Security System

Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP)

The objective of the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP) is to enhance the capacity of key beneficiary States and government entities to prevent and respond to threats posed by international criminal activity by providing transfer payment assistance in a manner consistent with international anti-crime and human rights obligations, norms and standards. In doing so, the ACCBP contributes to improving Canada’s national security, and the security of Canadians abroad, by addressing global transnational security threats, with a focus on the Americas. The Program also builds on previous crime program commitments that support regional and multilateral initiatives that focus on global crime issues.
The ACCBP will use both grants and contributions as the transfer payment mechanisms to meet its program objectives. The type of transfer payment will be determined by project and on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the Government of Canada’s international security mandate and objectives; the capacity of the implementing partners involved; and the assessment of the associated risks of the project. Such payments will be managed within the effective financial and program controls designed and implemented by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada for its transfer payment programs.