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Rolling
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment on Plastics
· Ellen MacArthur Foundation
· 12-month sign-up window for Global Commitment 2030 (started 2025)
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)
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).
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
periodic
LIFE Circular Economy and Quality of Life Sub-programme (2021-2027)
· European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
· Annual, typically autumn each year (2021-2027 programme period)
periodic
Dow Business Impact Fund 2025 — Project Announcement
· Dow
· Annual, typically early in the calendar year (2025 cohort launched in 2025; 2026 cohort timing not stated)
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.
Rolling
Plastic Waste Management Manual - Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
· Government of India – Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase-II)
· Ongoing (SBM-G Phase-II runs until programme targets are met; no fixed application deadline published)
Rolling
Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 - Comprehensive Municipal Waste Management in Indian Cities Program
· Asian Development Bank (ADB)
· Programme is active; project approved December 2023. Multi-year programme through 2028+
Rolling
GIZ - SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa (SWITCH-2-CE)
· Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
· Programme runs April 2025 to July 2029; no public open call deadline
Rolling
GGGI Small Grants Program — Ghost Gear Removal
· Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
· Rolling (membership and grant access pending available funding)
Rolling
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) — Partnership Programme
· Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW)
· Rolling basis
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
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Closed Loop Local Recycling Strategy – Investment Application
· Closed Loop Partners
· Rolling basis
Rolling
periodic
Innovation Fund Denmark - Innomissions: Circular Economy for Plastics and Textiles (CE-PT)
· Innovation Fund Denmark
· Rolling basis (Partnership pools open periodically; Pool 1 and Pool 2 completed, further pools may follow)
Rolling
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Green Fund
· Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
· Rolling basis - Green Fund accepts applications on an ongoing basis
Rolling
Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) - African Development Bank
· African Development Bank (AfDB) - Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF)
· Rolling basis — ACEF is an ongoing trust fund established in 2022, aligned with AfDB 10-year strategy (2024–2033)
Rolling
Nordic Innovation: Innovative Solutions for 2030 (Green & Circular)
· Nordic Innovation
· Rolling basis — multiple sub-calls open throughout 2025-2027 programme period
Rolling
AfDB — Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) and AfriCircular Innovators
· African Development Bank Group
· Rolling basis; no specific open call deadline identified on the public page
Rolling
EPPIC — End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative Grant Program
· IUCN / End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC)
· Rolling, per RFP announcement; 2024 RFPs are now closed. Next RFPs date unknown.
periodic
SWITCH-Asia — Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia-Pacific
· European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (SWITCH-Asia)
· Unknown