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
Reset all

1 fixed deadline, 5 rolling/open

April 2026

15.04. 26d left
CirculaRise Accelerator (Yunus Environment Hub) · Yunus Environment Hub · Fully funded accelerator program (no equity taken, no cash grant specified)
For Startups Foundation Accelerator Technical Assistance Capacity Building Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

periodic
The Incubation Network (SecondMuse & Circulate Capital) · The Circulate Initiative and SecondMuse (with backing from Circulate Capital, U.S. State Department, Ocean Conservancy, and AEPW) · Main three-year programme concluded March 2023. Country-specific accelerators ongoing; check incubationnetwork.com for current intake rounds
For Startups Corporate Foundation Impact Investor Multilateral Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Closed Loop Partners - Circular Plastics Strategy · Closed Loop Partners · Rolling
For NGOs Impact Investor Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Ocean 14 Capital - Blue Economy Private Equity · Ocean 14 Capital (private equity fund, blue economy) · Rolling; pitch to portfolio team via ocean14capital.com
Corporate Global Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
periodic
EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants (SWIFR) · Round 3 not yet announced (Round 2 selectees announced December 2025)
Government Grant Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
IUCN IslandPlas Community Grants · Unknown — no open call found; programme supports 7 African island nations through rolling community grants
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Grant Africa Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management