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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14 fixed deadlines, 52 rolling/open

May 2026

19.05. Today!
MUDP Development, Test and Demonstration Projects 2026 · MUDP – Miljøteknologisk Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram · Total pool: approximately DKK 61 million for 2026. Individual grant amounts not specified; co-financing rates vary by company size (SME, medium, large) under EU state aid Block Exemption Regulation. Up to 50% for large companies, higher for SMEs and research institutions.
Government Grant Nordic / Denmark Circular Economy Climate Pollution Research Waste Management
27.05. 8d left
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)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Mediterranean Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Seaweed & Algae
29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS - Community-Led Actions for Ocean Restoration · BlueActionBANOS · Community-Led Actions: EUR 200,000–2,000,000 (consortia), up to EUR 500,000 (individual entities). Transition Agendas: up to EUR 100,000 each.
Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark North Sea Blue Economy Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS - Baltic and North Sea Ocean Restoration · BlueActionBANOS · EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million per action. Maximum EUR 500,000 to any single entity within a consortium.
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
Funding opportunities - BlueActionBANOS · BlueActionBANOS · Community-Led Actions: grants of EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per consortium (max EUR 500,000 per entity). Transition Agendas: up to EUR 100,000 per award.
For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS Open Call for Community-Led Actions · BlueActionBANOS · Grants of EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per consortium. Maximum EUR 500,000 per single entity within the consortium. 100% funding rate. Paid as lump sum with stages and deliverables defined in an Individual Integrated Project Plan.
For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management
29.05. 10d left
Community-Led Actions Open Call - BlueActionBANOS · BlueActionBANOS · Grants ranging from €200,000 to €2 million per project, with up to 24 months of programme support
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS — Open Call: Community-Led Actions · BlueActionBANOS · EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per Community-Led Action; maximum EUR 500,000 to any single entity within a consortium
Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS — Open Call: Transition Agendas · BlueActionBANOS · Not specified for Transition Agendas — financial support amount to be confirmed in the full call details
Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Pollution
31.05. 12d left
NOAA Marine Debris Program — Grants · NOAA Marine Debris Program · Current open opportunity: individual projects $50,000 – $200,000 (total $2.2M pool administered by Ocean Conservancy). NOAA's own competitive grants vary by round.
Government Grant Global Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management

June 2026

15.06. 27d left
European Urban Initiative — 4th Call for Proposals: Innovative Actions · European Urban Initiative · Provisional budget of EUR 60 million ERDF for the 4th Call; individual project budgets vary
Government Multilateral Grant Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Pollution Waste Management
17.06. 29d left
EU Blue Partnership - Transitioning Blue Economy Sectors · Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) · Total estimated budget approx. EUR 43.5 million pooled across 38 national/regional funding organisations and co-funded by the EU (Horizon Europe). Individual project budgets depend on national regulations and participating funders.
For Researchers Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Global North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Pollution Research
30.06. 42d
Aage V. Jensen Nature Foundation - Marine Ecosystem Conservation · Aage V. Jensen Naturfond · DKK 4-7 million over 2-5 years (approx. EUR 540,000 to EUR 940,000 total). Funds PhD positions (including tuition), postdocs, and up to 10% of permanent scientific staff salaries.
For Researchers Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research

August 2026

01.08. 74d
Oceanic Society - Expedition Impact Program Conservation Grants · Oceanic Society · USD 1,000-10,000 per grant; typically 3 grants per cycle with additional grants subject to budget availability
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution

Rolling / Open Deadlines

Rolling
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment on Plastics · Ellen MacArthur Foundation · 12-month sign-up window for Global Commitment 2030 (started 2025)
For NGOs Foundation Technical Assistance Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
LIFE Programme Multi-Annual Work Programme 2025-2027 Overview · European Commission – LIFE Programme · 2025–2027 (rolling calls; specific call deadlines published on EU Funding & Tenders Portal)
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Biodiversity Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
Interreg North Sea Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg North Sea Programme · 2027-03
Government Grant Nordic / Denmark North Sea Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Pollution
periodic
Interreg South Baltic Programme - Calls for Proposals · Interreg South Baltic Programme (EU / Joint Secretariat) · 6th call for proposals: 16 September – 4 November 2026 (Measures 1.1 and 4.1 only). 4th Small-scale project call: same window (Measure 4.1, EUR 320K ERDF indicative). Note: Measure 2.3 (circular/resource efficiency) and Measure 2.2 (water) not included in 6th call.
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
periodic
Blue Planet Fund (Defra) · UK Government - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) / Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · Annual call; next round expected January 2026 (Round 2 grantees announced, Round 3 not yet open as of May 2026)
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
Rolling
LIFE Programme 2025-2027 Multi-Annual Work Programme (Official Document) · European Commission / CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · Annual calls throughout 2025, 2026, and 2027
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Blended Finance Grant Prize Technical Assistance Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
periodic
GPAP Inclusive Plastic Action Programme — Capacity Grants for NGOs · Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) / World Economic Forum · Annual, 2025 edition awarded (2026 round not yet announced as of April 2026)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
periodic
Pure Ocean Challenges — Call for Projects · Pure Ocean · Annual, September 1 – October 1 (Phase 1); Phase 2 by invitation (October 20 – November 23)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Global Mediterranean Biodiversity Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
periodic
FCDO Blue Planet Fund — OCEAN Grants Programme · UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) / Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) · Annual, next call due January 2025 (per November 2024 update)
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Circular Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
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
Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund · Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) · Annual, typically February-April (2025 round deadline was 18 April 2025; 2026 round expected similar period)
Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management
periodic
Miljøstøtte til Arktis (DANCEA) — Danish Arctic Environmental Support · Miljøstyrelsen (Danish Environmental Protection Agency) · Annual, typically June-September (2025 round: 24 September 2025)
For NGOs Government Grant Arctic Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Research
periodic
PADI AWARE Foundation Community Grant Program · PADI AWARE Foundation · Annual, typically October (most recent: 3 October 2025)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Coral Reefs Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution
periodic
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation — Call for Projects · Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation · Annual, typically autumn (2025 call closed; next call expected autumn 2026)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Mediterranean Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution
periodic
LIFE Circular Economy and Quality of Life Sub-programme (2021-2027) · European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) · Annual, typically autumn each year (2021-2027 programme period)
Government Grant Global Circular Economy Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
Oceanic Society: Global Ocean Cleanup — Annual Partner Grant Programme · Oceanic Society · Annual, typically spring (2026 cycle closed; 2026 event: June 13-14, 2026)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
periodic
NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme — Annual Calls for Proposals · NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme · Annual, typically spring/autumn calls; no active call as of April 2026
For Researchers Government Grant Global Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Pollution Research
Rolling
King Baudouin Foundation - EU Missions Horizon Europe: Restore our Ocean and Waters · King Baudouin Foundation · Call-specific; rolling calls published at kbs-frb.be
For NGOs Foundation Grant Baltic Sea Global Biodiversity Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
periodic
CINEA LIFE 2026 — Circular Economy and Quality of Life Sub-Programme · European Commission / CINEA (European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) — LIFE Programme · Calls opened 21 April 2026; deadline expected September-October 2026. LIFE 2026 Info Days: 28-30 April 2026.
For NGOs Grant Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
UNDP Partnership for Preventing Riverine Plastic Pollution - Indonesia · UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) · March 2026 round passed; next round TBD
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Southeast Asia Capacity Building Plastic Waste Pollution 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
Norad Marine Litter Programme — Stage 2 (Invitation Only) · Norad · Ongoing (no current deadline — open to invited applicants on a rolling basis)
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
periodic
Nordic Programme to Reduce Plastic Pollution · Nordic Council of Ministers · Ongoing 2025-2027
Multilateral Grant Nordic / Denmark Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Rolling
Indonesia Improvement of Solid Waste Management to Support Regional and Metropolitan Cities (P157245) · World Bank Group (IBRD) · Ongoing; procurement plan active as of May 2026
Multilateral Loan / Concessional Finance Southeast Asia Circular Economy Pollution Waste Management
periodic
BINGO! Environmental Foundation Lower Saxony · Niedersaechsische Bingo-Umweltstiftung (Lower Saxony BINGO! Environmental Foundation) · Periodic
For NGOs Foundation Grant North Sea Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
periodic
Deutsche Postcode Lotterie - Environmental Project Funding · Deutsche Postcode Lotterie · Periodic, multiple rounds per year
For NGOs Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Coastal Protection Education Marine Conservation Pollution
periodic
ZUG gGmbH Grant Programme against Marine Litter · Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH · Periodic, typically every 2-3 years (calls in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025); 2025 call is closed; next call date not yet announced
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
GGGI Small Grants Program — Ghost Gear Removal · Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) · Rolling (membership and grant access pending available funding)
For NGOs Philanthropic Network Grant Global Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling
periodic
Interreg South Baltic 2021-2027 · Interreg South Baltic · Rolling - depends on specific call; programme runs until 2027
For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
Norwegian Development Programme to Combat Marine Litter and Microplastics (Norad/MFA) · Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Rolling - depends on specific open call
Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
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.
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Foundation Blended Finance Grant Prize Technical Assistance Africa Arctic Global Mediterranean Southeast Asia Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Rolling
European Science Foundation — Blue Action (Atlantic-Arctic Ocean Research) · European Science Foundation · Rolling / multiple calls; project period September 2025 - August 2029
Government Grant Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Marine Conservation Pollution
Rolling
Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg Baltic Sea Region · Rolling basis
For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
Rolling
DBU General Project Funding (Projektfoerderung) · Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) · Rolling basis
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Biodiversity Circular Economy Marine Conservation Pollution Research Waste Management
Rolling
Baltic Conservation Foundation - Funding · Baltic Conservation Foundation · Rolling basis
For NGOs Foundation Grant Loan / Concessional Finance Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Pollution
Rolling
Experiment.com Ocean Solutions Fund · Experiment.com / Ocean Solutions Fund · Rolling basis
For Researchers Philanthropic Network Grant Global Biodiversity Coral Reefs Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Rolling
Danish EMFAF Fund - European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (Denmark) · Styrelsen for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri (Danish Agency for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries) · Rolling basis
Government Grant Nordic / Denmark Aquaculture Blue Economy Fisheries Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
Greenpeace Environmental Foundation (Umweltstiftung Greenpeace) - Marine Conservation Grants · Umweltstiftung Greenpeace · Rolling basis
For NGOs Foundation Grant Biodiversity Climate Marine Conservation Pollution
Rolling
11th Hour Racing Grant Program · 11th Hour Racing · Rolling basis
Foundation Grant Global Circular Economy Education Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
Rolling
Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) — Partnership Programme · Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) · Rolling basis
For NGOs Corporate Blended Finance Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Veolia Foundation Project Support Grant · Veolia Foundation · Rolling basis
Corporate Foundation Grant Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) · Global Environment Facility (GEF) · Rolling basis
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
NEFCO Financing for Municipalities in Eastern Europe · Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) · Rolling basis
Multilateral Loan / Concessional Finance Climate Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme · NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme · Rolling basis
Multilateral Grant Global Capacity Building Marine Conservation Pollution Research
Rolling
Green Shipping Fund (PROW Capital) · PROW Capital B.V. · Rolling basis
Impact Investor Loan / Concessional Finance Blue Economy Climate Pollution
Rolling
Adessium Foundation - Nature and Living Environment Programme · Adessium Foundation · Rolling basis (invitation-only; no open calls)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Mediterranean Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Pollution
periodic
Interreg Baltic Sea Region - Core Projects (e.g., BALTIPLAST) · Interreg Baltic Sea Region · Rolling basis; calls announced periodically. Next call timing depends on programme schedule for 2025-2027.
Government Grant Baltic Sea Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
periodic
European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 2021-2027 · European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) · Rolling basis; individual calls have specific deadlines listed at cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals
Government Grant Global Blue Economy Fisheries Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management
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)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Arctic Baltic Sea Mediterranean North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Research
Rolling
EPPIC — End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative Grant Program · IUCN / End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC) · Rolling, per RFP announcement; 2024 RFPs are now closed. Next RFPs date unknown.
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
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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.
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
periodic
European Environment Initiative (EURENI) - ZUG Germany · Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH · Unknown
For NGOs Government Grant Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Pollution Waste Management