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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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3 fixed deadlines, 29 rolling/open

March 2026

20.03. Today!
Nessling Foundation - Small Funding for Civil Society Sustainability · Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation · Maximum EUR 10,000 per project. 6–8 projects funded per round.
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Education
25.03. 5d left
GEF Small Grants Programme - Libya (GEF OP8) · Global Environment Facility (GEF) / UNDP · Grants up to USD 75,000 per regular project; up to USD 150,000 for strategic projects. Typical grants range USD 25,000-50,000.
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Mediterranean Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
31.03. 11d left
UNDP Partnership for Preventing Riverine Plastic Pollution - Indonesia · UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) · Grants up to $300,000
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Southeast Asia Capacity Building Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

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EPPIC — End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative Grant Program · EPPIC — End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (IUCN / Aspen Institute / The Ocean Foundation / Searious Business / U.S. State Department) · 2024 RFPs closed. Next RFP round not yet announced. Subscribe at eppic.global for updates.
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
UNDP Vietnam — Plastic Innovation Programme (TCCF-funded) · UNDP Vietnam / The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) / Government of China (UNPDF) · 2025 round: March 30, 2025 (closed). 2026 round expected Q1-Q2 2026 — monitor plasticchallenge.undp.org.vn
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
GPAP Inclusive Plastic Action Programme — Capacity Grants for NGOs · Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) / World Economic Forum · 2025 round: May 30, 2025 (closed). 2026 round: not yet announced. Monitor globalplasticaction.org/inclusiveaction from Q1 2026.
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
periodic
GEF SGP CSO Challenge Programme — Grants up to USD 300,000 for Civil Society · Global Environment Facility (GEF) / IUCN / RTI International · 2026 - call expected announced January 2026; check IUCN/GEF SGP portal for current status
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
periodic
OCEAN Grant Programme UK - Marine Community Grants · UK FCDO / Defra (Blue Planet Fund) · 2026-Q2
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Government Grant Africa India Southeast Asia Blue Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Waste Management
periodic
Fondation SUEZ — Waste Management Grants · Fondation SUEZ (corporate foundation of SUEZ Group) · 30 April 2026 (next deadline) and 31 October annually
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa India Southeast Asia Plastic Waste Waste Management
periodic
AfDB — Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) and AfriCircular Innovators · African Development Bank (ACEF) + African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), co-funded by Finland, Nordic Development Fund, Coca-Cola Foundation · AfriCircular Innovators 2025/26: not yet announced; monitor ACEF website
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Startups Multilateral Grant Africa Circular Economy Plastic Waste 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
UNDP Equator Initiative - Community and Indigenous Conservation · United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Equator Initiative · Annual, next cycle dates not specified
For Communities / Cooperatives Multilateral Prize Global Biodiversity Climate
periodic
UNDP Equator Initiative - Equator Prize · United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Equator Initiative · Annual, typically with nominations open in early-mid year and award ceremony in December
For Communities / Cooperatives Multilateral Prize Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Marine Conservation
periodic
Crown Estate Scotland - Sustainable Communities Fund (SCF) · Crown Estate Scotland · Applications closed for current cycle (2025-26)
For Communities / Cooperatives Government Grant Biodiversity Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection
Rolling
KIMO Denmark Coastal Lottery - Incentivized Beach Cleanup Program · KIMO Denmark (Kommunernes Internationale Miljøorganisation) · December (annual prize draw)
For Communities / Cooperatives Government Prize Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
Rolling
Vancouver Aquarium Ocean.org - Ocean Action Grants · Ocean Wise (ocean.org) / Canada Service Corps · December 4, 2026 (final report deadline; applications accepted on rolling basis)
For Communities / Cooperatives Foundation Grant Capacity Building Education Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
Rolling
Approved Grants Spring 2025 - NATA · NATA (North Atlantic Tourism Association) · February and September (two rounds per year)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Government Grant Nordic / Denmark Blue Economy Capacity Building
Rolling
Canada Project Finance for Permanence - Great Bear Sea · Government of Canada (Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Environment and Climate Change Canada), Province of British Columbia, Philanthropic Foundations · Launched June 25, 2024. Long-term program operating over 20+ years.
For Communities / Cooperatives Government Blended Finance Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Rolling
UNDP Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions in South and Southeast Asia · UNDP Asia-Pacific / The Coca-Cola Foundation · October 2027
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
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)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Government Grant Technical Assistance India Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Federal Programme for Biological Diversity (Bundesprogramm Biologische Vielfalt) · German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) / Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) · Rolling
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
Rolling
The Coca-Cola Foundation - Corporate Philanthropy for Recycling and Sustainability · The Coca-Cola Foundation · Rolling - invitation only, no open calls
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Initiative · Mangroves for the Future (MFF) / IUCN / UNDP · Rolling basis
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant India Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Rolling
Canada Indigenous Habitat Participation Program (DFO) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) · Rolling basis
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries
Rolling
Tata Trusts Environmental Conservation and Waste Management · Rolling basis
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Technical Assistance India Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Waste Management
Rolling
CCRIF - Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility · CCRIF SPC (Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) · Rolling basis (evaluated quarterly)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Global Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection
Rolling
Waste Transformation Through CSR Projects in India - Earth5R · Rolling basis — CSR project partnership model, no fixed call deadlines
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Grant Technical Assistance India Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Grundfos Foundation — Community Engagement Grants · Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensens Fond) · Rolling — 91 grants awarded in 2025 in 38 countries
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa Global India Nordic / Denmark Pollution
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.
For Communities / Cooperatives Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Fisheries
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
Rolling
Global Fund for Community Foundations – Rolling Grants for Community Philanthropy · Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) · rolling
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Waste Management
Rolling
GCF Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot Programme · Green Climate Fund (GCF) · unknown
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Climate