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24 fixed deadlines, 77 rolling/open
March 2026
31.03.
11d left
Caribbean BluEFin Project (CBF)
· Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) — Caribbean BluEFin Project
· USD 200,000–250,000 per project; co-financing in cash and/or in-kind is highly encouraged
31.03.
11d left
Hatch Blue - AquaScale Program
· Hatch Blue / Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) — Ireland's Seafood Development Agency
· No cost and no equity taken. 66 companies accepted into BIM Aquatech Innovation Studio to date; alumni have raised €28M+ in total funding and created 173 jobs.
31.03.
11d left
Hatch Blue - BIM Aquatech Innovation Studio
· Hatch Blue & Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland's Seafood Development Agency
· No cost and no equity taken. Participants gain access to €28M+ network of previously funded companies. Travel expenses not covered.
31.03.
11d left
UNDP Global Plastics Innovation Programme (GPIP)
· UNDP / Government of Japan
· Phase I: USD 361,350; Phase II: USD 750,000 (total project budgets, not individual sub-grants)
31.03.
11d left
Hatch Blue AquaScale BIM Innovation Studio+
· Hatch Blue / Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)
· No cost and no equity taken. No direct financial investment provided; access to Hatch Blue investment network available post-program.
April 2026
16.04.
27d left
EU LIFE Programme - Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience
· European Commission - Horizon Europe (Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment)
· Estimated EU contribution per project: approximately €6 million. Total call budget: €18 million. Funding rate: 100%.
16.04.
27d left
Horizon Europe Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
· European Commission — Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (via European Research Executive Agency, REA)
· EUR 14 billion total for Horizon Europe 2026-27. Circular economy and bioeconomy sub-call (HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO): EUR 101 million indicative budget (single-stage, 11 topics). Two-stage circular call: EUR 28 million (2 topics on Circular Cities and Regions). Individual project grants vary by call topic — typically EUR 3-10 million per project for research consortia.
16.04.
27d left
REA - Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Funding and Grants Portal
· European Research Executive Agency (REA) / European Commission — Horizon Europe Cluster 6
· Typical Horizon Europe grants range from EUR 2-10 million per project depending on call; individual call budgets vary
16.04.
27d left
Danish Maritime Fund - Mobility and Transport - European Union
· Den Danske Maritime Fond (Danish Maritime Fund)
· Loans: up to 50% of project budget. Donations: partial funding for direct project costs (specific amounts not published). Internal hourly rates capped at 600 DKK/hour.
17.04.
28d left
OceanHub Africa Acceleration Program
· OceanHub Africa
· Interest-free loans of up to $30,000 USD via Blue Loop Fund (select Phase 2 participants only); additional in-kind support includes up to $75k AWS credits and up to $50k in legal/business advisory services.
25.04.
36d
Katapult Africa Accelerator 2026
· Katapult Africa
· Capital support up to $500,000, combined with mentorship and network access
May 2026
27.05.
68d
All news - BlueInvest Community
· TASC-RestoreMed / BlueInvest Community (European Commission)
· €200,000–€1.4M per project (Community-Led Actions, total €7M); €100,000 per project (Transition Agendas, total €1M)
29.05.
70d
BlueActionBANOS - Community-Led Actions for Ocean Restoration
· BlueActionBANOS (Horizon Europe Mission Ocean and Waters)
· EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million per Community-Led Action consortium; maximum EUR 500,000 per single entity within a consortium
29.05.
70d
BlueActionBANOS - Baltic and North Sea Ocean Restoration
· BlueActionBANOS (EU-funded project, coordinated by Submariner Network / FoodBioCluster.dk)
· Community-Led Actions: EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million; Transition Agendas: up to EUR 100,000 each
29.05.
70d
European Science Foundation — Blue Action (Atlantic-Arctic Ocean Research)
· BlueActionAA Consortium (led by Marine Institute, managed by European Science Foundation; funded by Horizon Europe)
· Community-Led Action Call: EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per project (total budget EUR 7M). Transition Agenda Call: up to EUR 100,000 per roadmap (at least 20 funded). Maximum per single organization EUR 500,000.
29.05.
70d
BlueActionBANOS Open Call for Community-Led Actions
· BlueActionBANOS (EU-funded, Grant Agreement 101217604)
· €200,000 to €2,000,000 per consortium (100% funding rate), max €500,000 per individual entity. Lump sum payments based on deliverables.
29.05.
70d
Funding Opportunities Now Open for Baltic and North Sea ...
· BlueActionBANOS / EU Mission Ocean and Waters (CINEA)
· Community-Led Actions: €200,000 to €2 million per action (max €500,000 per single entity). Transition Agendas: up to €100,000 per agenda (max €60,000 per single entity).
June 2026
17.06.
89d
EU Blue Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy
· Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) / European Commission Horizon Europe
· Total call budget approximately EUR 43.5 million pooled from 38 funding organisations across 28 countries; individual project budgets depend on national/regional funder rules
17.06.
89d
EU Blue Partnership - Transitioning Blue Economy Sectors
· Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (EU Horizon Europe)
· Total call budget approx. EUR 43.5 million pooled from 38 national/regional funding organisations and EU co-funding; individual project funding determined by national rules
17.06.
89d
Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP)
· Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) — Horizon Europe co-funded partnership coordinated by Italy (Ministry of Universities and Research) with Norway as co-coordinator
· Third call: €43.5 million total. €450 million total planned investments over 7 years across all six calls.
July 2026
10.07.
112d
Ocean Exchange Awards
· Ocean Exchange
· Three Neptune Awards of USD 100,000 each (non-dilutive); Collegiate Awards of USD 10,000 each for student innovators
August 2026
31.08.
164d
Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 - Circular Ocean-bound Plastic
· Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 (EU ERDF)
· EUR 2,021,978.40 ERDF co-financing (80% of total project budget EUR 2,527,473)
September 2026
09.09.
173d
DevelopmentAid - DANIDA Grants Search Portal
· DANIDA – Danish International Development Agency (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark)
· Highly variable across calls: from EUR 10,000 (small local competitions) to EUR 100,000,000 (multi-donor mitigation facilities). Danish CSO small grants budget not specified. Research calls: up to DKK 250,000,000.
15.09.
179d
Ocean Exchange Collegiate Awards
· Ocean Exchange
· $10,000 USD non-dilutive prize per Collegiate Award winner. Multiple awards offered (in 2025: Ocean Exchange Collegiate Award + Guy Harvey Foundation Collegiate Award, each $10,000 USD).
Rolling / Open Deadlines
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Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
· Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
· 2025 call closed; next call expected annually (typically opens mid-year)
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Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Grant Program - fundsforNGOs
· Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
· 2025 call is closed. Results communicated by March 31, 2026. Next call expected in 2026.
periodic
TotalEnergies Foundation — Marine & Coastal Environment Programme
· TotalEnergies Foundation
· 2026 call open from 5 February 2026; check fondation.totalenergies.com for deadline
Rolling
Interreg North Sea Region Programme 2021-2027
· Interreg North Sea Region Programme (EU / Interact)
· 2026-2027 calls to be announced
periodic
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UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge
· UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
· All calls closed. 5th call date not announced.
Rolling
BSAP Fund (Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund) by Nefco
· Nefco / Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) — BSAP Fund
· Annual call — 2025 round closed (deadline: 18 April 2025). Next call expected early 2026 (not yet announced as of March 2026).
periodic
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) - Oceans Stream
· Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Atlantic)
· Annual, applications open rolling with cohort starting September. Apply via creativedestructionlab.com/application-triage/
periodic
[PDF] Spain's Biodiversity Foundation And its Pleamar Programme
· Annual, typically July — 2025 call closed 28 July 2025; 2026 call expected May-July 2026
periodic
Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank | Accelerating the green ...
· Nefco — Nordic Green Bank (Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund)
· Annual, typically early in calendar year (2025 round awarded eight projects for 2026 start)
periodic
Home
· Annual; last deadline 2025-05-08 for K.G. Jebsen Centres for Medical Research
periodic
Faroe Islands Fisheries Research Fund (Restructured)
· Government of the Faroe Islands, Ministry of Fisheries (Fiskivinnuroyndir programme)
· Annual; smaller projects typically deadline in January, flagship projects in April
periodic
Interreg North Sea Region - Calls for Projects Portal
· Interreg North Sea Programme (European Regional Development Fund)
· Call 6 opens December 2026; ongoing programme with periodic calls
periodic
Norway Development Assistance Program Against Marine Litter - SDG Partnership
· Government of Norway (Norad — Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)
· Call for proposals Stage 1 (concept notes) deadline: September 2025 (first phase of new programme); monitor norad.no for 2026 calls
Rolling
Approved Grants Spring 2025 - NATA
· NATA (North Atlantic Tourism Association)
· February and September (two rounds per year)
Rolling
Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027
· Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 (IB.SH / EU Cohesion Policy)
· Future calls expected 2026-2027; second call for project platforms closed November 2025
Rolling
Global Seaweed Coalition: Homepage
· Global Seaweed Coalition (Lloyd's Register Foundation)
· January 20, 2024 (most recent call; new calls expected bi-annually)
Rolling
About us - Global Seaweed Coalition
· Global Seaweed Coalition (Safe Seaweed Coalition) / Lloyd's Register Foundation
· January 20, 2024 (most recent call; new rounds expected but not yet announced)
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News - Global Seaweed Coalition
· Global Seaweed Coalition (Safe Seaweed Coalition)
· January 20, 2024 (most recent call; no current open call announced)
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Governance - Global Seaweed Coalition
· Global Seaweed Coalition (Safe Seaweed Coalition)
· January 20, 2024 (most recent round)
Rolling
How we work
· Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen (Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation)
· May 8, 2025 at 12:00 noon (for 2025 medical research centres call)
periodic
UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge
· UNDP (with Sweden and Norway support)
· No active call as of March 2026 — all 4 rounds closed. Round 5 expected; monitor oceaninnovationchallenge.org
Rolling
Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027
· Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme (European Union / IB.SH Schleswig-Holstein)
· No calls currently open. Results for third call (small projects) and second call (project platform) expected spring 2026.
Rolling
EU Baltic Sea Strategy | dma.dk
· European Union / Danish Maritime Authority (EUSBSR)
· No calls currently open. Results from third call for small projects expected spring 2026.
Rolling
Interreg South Baltic Programme - Calls for Proposals
· Interreg South Baltic Programme (EU / Joint Secretariat)
· No open call as of March 2026; next call expected mid-2026 based on ~2 calls/year cadence
Rolling
Resilient Mediterranean Sea - Adessium Foundation
· Adessium Foundation
· No open call deadline — foundation works through strategic partnerships and invited grantees
Rolling
Zennström Philanthropies
· Zennström Philanthropies
· No open call — invitation-only grantmaking; no published deadline
Rolling
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
· Green Climate Fund (GCF)
· No open competitive call for NGOs; rolling project concept submissions via Accredited Entities or NDAs
periodic
Interreg Deutschland-Danmark Programme 2021-2027
· Interreg Deutschland-Danmark Programme (EU/ERDF)
· November 2025 was likely the last call for the 2021-2027 period as remaining funds (~10%) are nearly exhausted. Priority 3 (Attractive Region) is already closed.
Rolling
periodic
UN Ocean Decade: Call for Decade Actions No. 09/2025
· UNESCO / Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on behalf of the UN Ocean Decade
· Part I: 15 June 2025 (closed). Part II: 31 August 2025 (closed). Decade Contributions accepted rolling basis.
periodic
Funding for North Atlantic collaboration projects - Nora.fo
· Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA)
· Periodic — two rounds per year: approximately March (announced mid-January) and October (announced mid-August)
periodic
StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator (VentureWell/Scripps)
· VentureWell / NOAA IOOS
· Periodic, Spring and Fall cohorts annually (Spring 2026 Stage 0 deadline: April 7, 2026)
periodic
EMFAF Denmark - Danish Agency for Fisheries (LFST)
· Styrelsen for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri (LFST) — Agency for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark
· Periodic, varies by scheme
periodic
Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
· Schmidt Marine Technology Partners (Schmidt Family Foundation)
· Portal closed for 2025. Reopening early 2026 — check schmidtmarine.secure-platform.com
periodic
Baltic Sea Neighbourhood Programme (BSNP) - Swedish Institute
· Swedish Institute (Svenska institutet)
· Programme currently closed; new consolidated programme launching March 2026
periodic
GIZ - SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa (SWITCH-2-CE)
· European Union and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); implemented by GIZ and Expertise France
· Programme runs April 2025 to July 2029; individual call deadlines vary (Call for Projects deadline was 16 March 2026)
periodic
KfW Development Bank Marine Litter Reduction Initiative
· KfW Development Bank (on behalf of the German Federal Government), channelled through Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF)
· Programme runs until 2028; individual sub-grant deadlines managed by Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
Rolling
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[PDF] INITIATIVES & PROJECTS - Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
· Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco)
· Rolling / annual calls per initiative (e.g., DIMFE annual call; Polar Initiative call launched June 2024; Pelagos Initiative call 2024). No single universal deadline.
Rolling
BlueInvest - Maritime Forum - European Union
· European Commission – Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
· Rolling / ongoing community platform; BlueInvest Day 2026: March 2026
Rolling
OceanHub Africa Acceleration Program - Blue Economy Startups
· OceanHub Africa
· Rolling admissions — Cohort 7 Intake 2 open as of March 2026
Rolling
Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)
· Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)
· Rolling applications for main financing programmes; Nopef feasibility study fund has periodic deadlines (next: March 27, 2025)
Rolling
Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)
· Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)
· Rolling applications for most programs. Nopef feasibility study has periodic deadlines (next: March 27). Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund has periodic call rounds.
Rolling
Environmental project factory - Nefco
· Nefco (Nordic Environment Finance Corporation)
· Rolling applications; Nopef next deadline March 27, 2026
Rolling
Schleswig-Holstein Aquaculture Funding (Foerderdatenbank Entry)
· Land Schleswig-Holstein / Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection (MLLEV SH)
· Rolling basis
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IB.SH State Program Economy - Municipal Harbor Construction Measures
· Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein (IB.SH) / Land Schleswig-Holstein
· Rolling basis
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EU BlueInvest — European Commission Blue Economy Investment Platform
· European Commission / Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)
· Rolling basis
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EMFAF Germany - Portal Fischerei Information Hub
· Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMLEH) / Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
· Rolling basis
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Schmidt Marine Technology Partners (Schmidt Family Foundation)
· Schmidt Marine Technology Partners (a program of the Schmidt Family Foundation)
· Rolling basis
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Danish Climate Investment Fund (DCIF) - Impact Fund Denmark
· Rolling basis
periodic
FHF - Norwegian Seafood Research Fund - Fiskeri
· FHF – Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (Fiskeri- og havbruksnæringens forskningsfinansiering)
· Rolling basis with periodic calls; see fhf.no/utlysninger for active calls
Rolling
Schmidt Marine Technology Partners Grantmaking
· Schmidt Marine Technology Partners (a programme of the Schmidt Family Foundation)
· Rolling basis — proposals can be submitted via the online portal at any time.
Rolling
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FHF – Norwegian Seafood Research Fund - scientifyRESEARCH
· FHF – Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (Fiskeri- og havbruksnæringens forskningsfinansiering)
· Rolling – multiple open calls with individual deadlines (e.g., March–May 2026 for current calls)
Rolling
EIFO Green Accelerator Programme - Danish SME Green Tech Export
· Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO)
· Rolling — 3 calls per year
Rolling
TNC NatureVest Ocean Protection
· The Nature Conservancy (TNC) — NatureVest
· Rolling — NatureVest operates on a deal-by-deal basis, not via open calls
Rolling
Oceans | Nordic cooperation
· Nordic Council of Ministers
· Rolling — calls issued periodically on specific topics
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NEFCO Nopef Financing for Feasibility Studies
· NEFCO / Nopef (Nordic Environment Finance Corporation)
· Rolling — multiple deadlines per year (most recent listed: 27 March)
Rolling
What the new marine conservation fund wants to achieve
· Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) - German Federal Environmental Foundation
· Rolling — no fixed deadline; applications accepted continuously from 2025 onwards
Rolling
Maersk Sustainability Initiatives - Ocean Health
· Maersk (A.P. Moller-Maersk)
· Rolling — partnership inquiries accepted year-round
Rolling
EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters - Research and innovation
· European Commission – Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe)
· Rolling — periodic calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme (2026/27 calls announced in January 2026)
Rolling
State Programme Fisheries and Aquaculture 2021-2027 (Schleswig-Holstein)
· Schleswig-Holstein State Government / EMFAF
· Rolling; no fixed deadline for most measures. Some measures have specific submission periods (to be confirmed with caseworker). Programme runs through 2029.
periodic
Interreg Atlantic Area — No Open Call (Next Call Pending)
· Interreg Atlantic Area (EU ERDF)
· Third call closed 14 February 2025. Next call timing not announced.
periodic
Interreg Atlantic Area Programme 2021-2027
· Interreg Atlantic Area Programme 2021-2027 (EU/ERDF)
· Third call closed February 14, 2025. Future calls indicated on indicative timeline (subject to Monitoring Committee approval).
Rolling
IUCN IslandPlas Community Grants
· Unknown — no open call found; programme supports 7 African island nations through rolling community grants
periodic
NOAA IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System Funding
· NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program Office
· Varies by announcement. Check Grants.gov for current active NOFOs. No single blanket deadline.
periodic
Danish EMFAF Fund - European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (Denmark)
· Styrelsen for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri (LFST) – Danish Agency for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
· Varies by sub-scheme; multiple calls open annually throughout 2021-2027 programme period
periodic
Copernicus Grants and Public Procurements
· European Union (Copernicus Programme / Mercator Ocean International / EUMETSAT / ECMWF)
· Varies by tender. Current tenders: FRONT-END TOOLS WEB DEVELOPMENT closed 02/03/2026; BLUE MARKETS tender also recently closed. Upcoming tenders listed on the page.
periodic
Second Muse - Social Innovation Accelerator
· SecondMuse (with clients including USAID, World Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation)
· periodic
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