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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3 fixed deadlines, 9 rolling/open

September 2026

30.09. 194d
GIZ Circular Economy Solutions Preventing Marine Litter in Ecosystems · GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) / German Federal Ministry for the Environment · €7.8 million total financial commitment; co-financed by the European Union (€2.5 million)
For NGOs Government Multilateral Technical Assistance India Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
30.09. 194d
GIZ MA-RE-DESIGN Project - Marine Litter Reduction through Design in Southeast Asia
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Technical Assistance Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management

December 2026

31.12. 286d
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
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) - Oceans Stream · Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Atlantic) · Annual, applications open rolling with cohort starting September. Apply via creativedestructionlab.com/application-triage/
For Startups Foundation Accelerator Technical Assistance Global Aquaculture Blue Economy Fisheries
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
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
World Bank PROBLUE Ocean Trust Fund · World Bank (PROBLUE — Multi-Donor Trust Fund) · Rolling basis
Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Technical Assistance Global Aquaculture Blue Economy Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution
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
Schmidt Ocean Institute - Research Vessel & Grant Program · Schmidt Ocean Institute · Rolling basis
For Researchers Foundation Grant Technical Assistance Global Blue Economy Marine Conservation Research
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