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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12 fixed deadlines, 10 rolling/open

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%.
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Research
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.
Government Research Council Grant Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
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
For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Global Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Research

June 2026

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
For Researchers Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark North Sea Aquaculture Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Research Seaweed & Algae
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.
For Researchers Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Pollution Research

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)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management

September 2026

17.09. 181d
Horizon Europe: Marine Organisms for Sustainable Blue Bio-Products (CL6-2026-CIRCBIO-11) · European Commission - Horizon Europe Cluster 6 · Approximately EUR 5M per project, total budget EUR 10M (approx. 2 projects expected)
Multilateral Grant Aquaculture Blue Economy Circular Economy Research Seaweed & Algae
23.09. 187d
Horizon Europe - Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters · European Commission – Horizon Europe · €7.0M–€7.75M per Innovation Action grant (4 grants per topic); €2.5M–€2.9M for CSA topic. Total 2026 call budget: €115.3M. Total 2027 call budget: €100.4M. Non-profits receive 100% funding rate under Innovation Actions.
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Arctic Baltic Sea Mediterranean North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
23.09. 187d
Horizon Europe Mission Ocean 2026 — OCEAN-02: Nature-Positive Solutions for Aquatic Pollution · European Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Mission Ocean · EUR 7-8M per project; up to 4 projects; total EUR 30M indicative
For NGOs For Researchers Grant Arctic Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
23.09. 187d
Horizon Europe Mission Ocean — OCEAN-03: Fishers Co-Management of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2026) · European Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Mission Ocean · EUR 7-7.75M per project; up to 4 projects; 100% co-funding rate
For NGOs For Researchers Grant Blue Economy Fisheries Marine Conservation Research

October 2026

08.10. 202d
Interreg Baltic Sea Region - Calls for Applications · Interreg Baltic Sea Region (EU / ERDF) · Total programme budget EUR 313.7M (EUR 251M ERDF); typical project grants range from EUR 200K to several million; EU co-financing rate approx 80% for most partners
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research Waste Management

December 2026

01.12. 256d
Interreg North Sea Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg North Sea Programme (European Regional Development Fund) · Up to EUR 1 million per project (Call 6 small-scale capitalisation projects). Projects may have up to 9 partners and run 1.5–2 years.
For NGOs Government Grant Nordic / Denmark North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation

Rolling / Open Deadlines

Rolling
Interreg North Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg North Sea Region Programme (EU / Interact) · 2026-2027 calls to be announced
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
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
For NGOs Multilateral Grant North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Pollution
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
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Research
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.
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Pollution Research Waste Management
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
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
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.
Government Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark North Sea Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
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
Government Grant Nordic / Denmark Aquaculture Blue Economy Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
Rolling
EMFAF Germany - Portal Fischerei Information Hub · Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMLEH) / Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) · Rolling basis
Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Blue Economy Fisheries
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.
For NGOs Grant Blue Economy
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).
For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation