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March 2026

31.03. 11d left
NFWF National Coastal Resilience Fund · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) · $100K-$1.5M for planning/design projects; $1M-$7M for restoration implementation projects; no strict maximum

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%.
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
21.04. 32d
LIFE Programme - Environment and Climate Action · European Commission (CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · EUR 5.432 billion total budget (2021-2027). Individual standard action project grants typically range from EUR 500,000 to several million. Strategic projects can receive significantly more — the EU recently invested over EUR 103 million in strategic LIFE projects alone. Co-financing rate typically 60% (up to 75% for nature/biodiversity priority habitat projects).

May 2026

04.05. 45d
Nos programmes - Fondation de la Mer · Fondation de la Mer (Foundation of the Sea) · Doctoral scholarships: EUR 5,000 annually; SOS Corail project grants: amounts vary; no published general grant programme with specific amounts for external NGOs
27.05. 68d
All news - BlueInvest Community · TASC-RestoreMed / BlueInvest Community (European Commission) · €200,000–€1.4M per project (Community-Led Actions, total €7M); €100,000 per project (Transition Agendas, total €1M)
29.05. 70d
BlueActionBANOS - Community-Led Actions for Ocean Restoration · BlueActionBANOS (Horizon Europe Mission Ocean and Waters) · EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million per Community-Led Action consortium; maximum EUR 500,000 per single entity within a consortium
29.05. 70d
BlueActionBANOS - Baltic and North Sea Ocean Restoration · BlueActionBANOS (EU-funded project, coordinated by Submariner Network / FoodBioCluster.dk) · Community-Led Actions: EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million; Transition Agendas: up to EUR 100,000 each
29.05. 70d
European Science Foundation — Blue Action (Atlantic-Arctic Ocean Research) · BlueActionAA Consortium (led by Marine Institute, managed by European Science Foundation; funded by Horizon Europe) · Community-Led Action Call: EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per project (total budget EUR 7M). Transition Agenda Call: up to EUR 100,000 per roadmap (at least 20 funded). Maximum per single organization EUR 500,000.
29.05. 70d
BlueActionBANOS Open Call for Community-Led Actions · BlueActionBANOS (EU-funded, Grant Agreement 101217604) · €200,000 to €2,000,000 per consortium (100% funding rate), max €500,000 per individual entity. Lump sum payments based on deliverables.
29.05. 70d
Funding Opportunities Now Open for Baltic and North Sea ... · BlueActionBANOS / EU Mission Ocean and Waters (CINEA) · Community-Led Actions: €200,000 to €2 million per action (max €500,000 per single entity). Transition Agendas: up to €100,000 per agenda (max €60,000 per single entity).

June 2026

17.06. 89d
EU Blue Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy · Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) / European Commission Horizon Europe · Total call budget approximately EUR 43.5 million pooled from 38 funding organisations across 28 countries; individual project budgets depend on national/regional funder rules
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
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.

September 2026

01.09. 165d
Darwin Initiative · Darwin Initiative (UK Government / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Defra) · Extra: GBP 800,000–5,000,000 (2–5 years); Main: GBP 100,000–800,000 (1–5 years); Innovation: GBP 10,000–200,000 (1–2 years); Capability & Capacity: GBP 50,000–200,000 (1–2 years)
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.
23.09. 187d
EU Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTO) - Horizon Europe · European Commission / Horizon Europe (Mission: Restore Our Ocean and Waters) · EUR 120 million earmarked for 2026-2027 across the Mission Ocean & Waters call. Specific topic HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05 budget not stated per topic — refer to the Funding & Tenders Portal for budget breakdown.
30.09. 194d
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Funding · NOAA Office for Coastal Management (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) · Varies by programme. The FY2025-FY2026 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement is open with funding contingent on appropriations. Individual NOFOs list specific award amounts.

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.

Rolling / Open Deadlines

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Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco · Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco · 2025 call closed; next call expected annually (typically opens mid-year)
Rolling
Spain — Biodiversity Foundation - Terra Viva Grants · Fundación Biodiversidad (Biodiversity Foundation) — Spain · Annual call for proposals; specific deadline published per round
Rolling
BSAP Fund (Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund) by Nefco · Nefco / Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) — BSAP Fund · Annual call — 2025 round closed (deadline: 18 April 2025). Next call expected early 2026 (not yet announced as of March 2026).
Rolling
Swiss Re Foundation · Swiss Re Foundation · Annual open calls for Entrepreneurs for Resilience, Shine, and Charity of the Year are announced at different times each year with specific deadlines.
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Fondation de France launches its Ocean 2025 Initiative! · Annual — Ocean 2025 programme runs annual project calls; next cycle expected 2026
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Whitley Fund for Nature (Whitley Awards) · Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) · Annual. 2026 applications now closed. Typically opens mid-year for following year awards ceremony in May.
Rolling
Canada Project Finance for Permanence - Great Bear Sea · Government of Canada (Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Environment and Climate Change Canada), Province of British Columbia, Philanthropic Foundations · Launched June 25, 2024. Long-term program operating over 20+ years.
Rolling
EU Baltic Sea Strategy | dma.dk · European Union / Danish Maritime Authority (EUSBSR) · No calls currently open. Results from third call for small projects expected spring 2026.
Rolling
Rolling
TNC SOAR - Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration · The Nature Conservancy (TNC) & The Pew Charitable Trusts · Not specified — Purchase Program currently not accepting applications; Resiliency Fund operates on rolling submissions
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.
periodic
Interreg Aurora Programme 2021-2027 (formerly Northern Periphery and Arctic) · Interreg Aurora Programme (EU/ERDF and national co-funding) · Periodic calls; currently in 7th call round (as of early 2026). Calls announced on programme website and social media.
periodic
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Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg Central Baltic Programme (European Regional Development Fund) · Periodic, typically annual calls; Fifth Call closed in 2025, next call anticipated in 2026
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EMFAF Sweden - Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) · Havs- och vattenmyndigheten (HaV) — Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management · Periodic, varies by scheme (current open call: 27 March 2026 for lost fishing gear funding)
Rolling
[PDF] INITIATIVES & PROJECTS - Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco · Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco) · Rolling / annual calls per initiative (e.g., DIMFE annual call; Polar Initiative call launched June 2024; Pelagos Initiative call 2024). No single universal deadline.
Rolling
Global EbA Fund - Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Climate Resilience · Global EbA Fund (Implemented by IUCN and UNEP; funded by German Federal Ministry BMUKN via IKI) · Rolling basis
Rolling
IB.SH State Program Economy - Municipal Harbor Construction Measures · Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein (IB.SH) / Land Schleswig-Holstein · Rolling basis
Rolling
Schleswig-Holstein Coastal Protection Funding Directive (LKN.SH) · Schleswig-Holstein Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalization (via LKN.SH) · Rolling basis
Rolling
NLWKN Lower Saxony Coastal and Island Protection Funding Program · Niedersaechsischer Landesbetrieb fuer Wasserwirtschaft, Kuestenschutz und Naturschutz (NLWKN) / Land Niedersachsen · Rolling basis
Rolling
Rolling
The Ocean Foundation Grantmaking · The Ocean Foundation · Rolling basis — Letters of Inquiry reviewed quarterly; open RFPs posted when available
Rolling
Rolling
What the new marine conservation fund wants to achieve · Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) - German Federal Environmental Foundation · Rolling — no fixed deadline; applications accepted continuously from 2025 onwards
Rolling
EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters - Research and innovation · European Commission – Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe) · Rolling — periodic calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme (2026/27 calls announced in January 2026)
Rolling
EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 / 2021-2028 · EEA and Norway Grants / Financial Mechanism Office (FMO), funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway · Rolling; calls opened country by country as programme agreements are signed. First calls opened in Hungary in early 2026. Specific deadlines vary by country programme.
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).
periodic
NOAA IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System Funding · NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program Office · Varies by announcement. Check Grants.gov for current active NOFOs. No single blanket deadline.