Upcoming Deadlines

Range 30 days 3 months 6 months 12 months
Source EU Federal (DE) Schleswig-Holstein Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lower Saxony Foundation Private US Foundation UK Nordic UN / Multilateral Corporate Impact Investor Philanthropic Network International
Relevance ≥70% ≥50% ≥30%
Topic Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Mechanism Accelerator Blended Finance Grant Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Prize Technical Assistance
Region Africa Arctic Baltic Sea Global India Mediterranean Nordic / Denmark North Sea Southeast Asia
Audience For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers For Startups
Funder-type Corporate Family Office Foundation Government Impact Investor Multilateral Philanthropic Network Research Council
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5 fixed deadlines, 5 rolling/open

September 2026

17.09. 121d
REA - Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Funding and Grants Portal · European Research Executive Agency (REA) / European Commission · Variable by topic: EUR 101 million indicative budget for single-stage Circular Economy call (11 topics); EUR 28 million for two-stage Circular Cities call (2 topics). Typical Horizon Europe grants range from EUR 2-10 million per project.
For Researchers Multilateral Grant Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
17.09. 121d
Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-01: Improving Circularity of Multilayer Flexible Plastic Food Contact Packaging · European Commission (Horizon Europe) · EUR 5-6 million EU contribution per project; total indicative budget EUR 11 million. Lump sum grant (HORIZON-AG-LS).
Government Grant Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
17.09. 121d
Horizon Europe CIRCBIO-01 2026 — Improving Circularity of Multilayer Flexible Plastic Food Contact Packaging · REA / European Commission (Horizon Europe Cluster 6) · ~€8-12M per project (Innovation Action — IA type, 70% funding rate for for-profit entities, 100% for non-profits and research bodies)
For Researchers Government Grant Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
17.09. 121d
Horizon Europe CL6 CIRCBIO-04 2026 — Collection, Sorting-for-Reuse and Repair Systems for Textiles at City/Region Level · European Commission / Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Cluster 6 · EUR 10 million total for 2 projects; approximately EUR 5M per project
For Researchers Grant Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
22.09. 126d
LIFE 2026 — Standard Action Projects: Circular Economy and Quality of Life (SAP ENV) · European Commission — LIFE Programme (CINEA) · EUR 2-10 million per project; total call budget EUR 79 million for the ENVIRONMENT sub-call
For NGOs Government Grant Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

Rolling
LIFE Programme Multi-Annual Work Programme 2025-2027 Overview · European Commission – LIFE Programme · 2025–2027 (rolling calls; specific call deadlines published on EU Funding & Tenders Portal)
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Biodiversity Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
Interreg South Baltic Programme - Funded Projects · Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 · 6th Call opens 16 September 2026, closes 4 November 2026 (Measures 1.1 and 4.1 only; EUR 1.26M + EUR 0.78M ERDF). 4th Small-scale Project Call same window (Measure 4.1, EUR 320K indicative). Note: current 6th call does not include Measure 2.3 (circular economy).
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Aquaculture Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
LIFE Programme 2025-2027 Multi-Annual Work Programme (Official Document) · European Commission / CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · Annual calls throughout 2025, 2026, and 2027
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Blended Finance Grant Prize Technical Assistance Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
periodic
CINEA LIFE 2026 — Circular Economy and Quality of Life Sub-Programme · European Commission / CINEA (European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) — LIFE Programme · Calls opened 21 April 2026; deadline expected September-October 2026. LIFE 2026 Info Days: 28-30 April 2026.
For NGOs Grant Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
SWITCH-Asia — Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia-Pacific · European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (SWITCH-Asia) · Unknown
Government Grant India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management