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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1 fixed deadline, 9 rolling/open

December 2026

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UN SDGs - Strategic Sector Cooperation on Environment (Denmark) · Danish Ministry of Environment and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency · No external grants. Resources consist of Danish authority staff time, expert consultancies, travel, and workshop/seminar costs provided in-kind to partner governments.
Government Technical Assistance Africa India Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Pollution Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

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
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
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
SIDA Sweden Environmental and Climate Programs · Sida – Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency · Next large CSO grant call planned for 2027
For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
periodic
Blue Action Fund Grant Programme · Blue Action Fund · Periodic, per Call for Proposals (currently no open or upcoming calls)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
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)
For NGOs For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa · Expertise France (implemented on behalf of European Union & German State / GIZ) · Rolling (program active April 2025 – July 2029; Matching Grant Facility calls expected throughout program lifecycle)
For NGOs For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
GIZ Circular Economy Expertise - Waste Solutions India · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH · Rolling - partnership enquiries possible at any time
For NGOs Government Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Adaptation Fund - SIDS Marine Projects · Adaptation Fund · Rolling basis
Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
Rolling
Lloyds Register Foundation - Ocean Safety Grants · Lloyd's Register Foundation · Rolling basis
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Blue Economy Capacity Building Climate Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Research