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Enriched Nordic · Found: 2026-03-11 08:07

Through its bi-annual Call for Proposals, the Safe Seaweed Coalition intends to fund sector-building projects to accelerate growth in the seaweed industry, ...

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Funding Details

Funder: Global Seaweed Coalition (Safe Seaweed Coalition)
Funding Goal: Fund sector-building projects to accelerate safe and sustainable growth in the global seaweed industry, focusing on consumer safety, environmental safety, and operational safety across the seaweed value chain.
Funding Amount: Not publicly disclosed. Funded activities are expected to leverage larger projects under international, national, or joint initiative funding programs, suggesting catalytic/co-funding rather than full project financing.
How to Apply: The Coalition issues bi-annual Calls for Proposals open to its members. Proposals are evaluated by Scientific and Strategic Advisory Councils. Multiple rounds have been conducted (2021, 2022, 2023-2024). Specific application forms and detailed guidelines were not publicly accessible at time of research (subpages returned 404 errors).
Target Region: Global (projects span Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe/Baltic, Australia, Pacific)
Contact: Website: https://www.safeseaweedcoalition.org/contact/ — Membership portal: safe-seaweed-coalition.ubuntoo.com
Last Checked: 2026-03-11 23:56

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Must be a member of the Global Seaweed Coalition to submit proposals
Members must endorse the Seaweed Manifesto

Project Scope

Projects must address at least one of three safety pillars: consumer safety, environmental safety, or operational safety in the seaweed sector

Required Documents

Submit proposal during bi-annual Call for Proposals window

Constraints

Funded activities should leverage larger projects under international, national, or joint initiative funding programs (co-funding expected)
Proposals are evaluated by Scientific and Strategic Advisory Councils

Summary

The Global Seaweed Coalition (formerly Safe Seaweed Coalition) is an international partnership established by Lloyd's Register Foundation in collaboration with the UN Global Compact and the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Through bi-annual Calls for Proposals, the Coalition funds projects that advance safety and sustainability in the seaweed sector, which is currently valued at $9 billion annually and considered the world's fastest-growing food production sector. Funded projects span a wide range of activities including taxonomic research for quality control, biodiversity monitoring near cultivation sites, development of climate-resilient seaweed strains, seaweed-based packaging innovation, solar drying technology deployment, and women's economic empowerment through seaweed farming. Projects have been supported across multiple continents, from the Baltic Sea region to Madagascar, Tanzania, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia. The Coalition operates through Scientific and Strategic Advisory Councils that evaluate proposals. Membership is open to participants across the entire seaweed value chain — from smallholder farmers to multinational enterprises, research institutions, and governmental bodies. Members endorse the Seaweed Manifesto. Funded activities are generally expected to leverage larger projects under international, national, or joint initiative funding programs, suggesting the grants serve as catalytic or co-funding rather than standalone full project financing. Multiple call rounds have been conducted (2021, 2022, 2023-2024), indicating an ongoing program.

Historical Context

The Coalition has run multiple call rounds: Call for Proposals 2021, 2022, and 2023-2024. The program was established by Lloyd's Register Foundation in collaboration with the UN Global Compact. Multiple projects have been funded across continents covering research, sustainable farming, processing/safety, and community impact.

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