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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2 fixed deadlines, 4 rolling/open

September 2026

30.09. 134d
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

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.
Government Technical Assistance Africa India Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Pollution Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

periodic
Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) Fund - Nefco · Nefco / Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) — Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund · Annual, next call expected early 2026 (2025 round closed April 18, 2025; results announced February 2026)
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research Waste Management
periodic
The Earthshot Prize · The Earthshot Prize · Annual, typically awards ceremony in November
Foundation Prize Global Biodiversity Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Waste Management
Rolling
Norwegian Development Programme to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter · Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) · Ongoing
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
GIZ - SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa (SWITCH-2-CE) · Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH · Programme runs April 2025 to July 2029; no public open call deadline
Government Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management