Upcoming Deadlines
Source
EU
Federal (DE)
Schleswig-Holstein
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Lower Saxony
Foundation
Private
US Foundation
UK
Nordic
UN / Multilateral
Corporate
Impact Investor
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International
Topic
Aquaculture
Biodiversity
Blue Economy
Capacity Building
Circular Economy
Climate
Coastal Protection
Coral Reefs
Education
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Marine Protected Areas
Plastic Waste
Pollution
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Waste Management
Mechanism
Accelerator
Blended Finance
Grant
Investment
Loan / Concessional Finance
Prize
Technical Assistance
1 fixed deadline, 5 rolling/open
December 2026
31.12.
226d
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.
Rolling / Open Deadlines
periodic
Whitley Fund for Nature (Whitley Awards)
· Whitley Fund for Nature
· Annual, applications typically open in autumn for the following spring ceremony; 2026 round now closed (ceremony held 29 April 2026)
Rolling
Norwegian Development Programme to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter
· Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)
· Ongoing
Rolling
periodic
OCEAN Grant Programme UK - Marine Community Grants
· UK Blue Planet Fund / OCEAN Grants Programme (administered by NIRAS)
· Round 2 application window is now closed. Future rounds expected; sign up to mailing list for updates. Programme runs until 2029.
periodic
Blue Action Fund Grant Programme
· Blue Action Fund
· Upcoming call planned Q2/2026 (Mangroves, Blue Carbon Markets and 30x30 in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India). No currently open call as of May 2026.