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

The Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC) is proud to announce it has secured two years of funding to continue its operations, enabling GSC to maintain its role in ...

Source: https://www.safeseaweedcoalition.org/news/

Funding Details

Funder: Global Seaweed Coalition (Safe Seaweed Coalition)
Funding Goal: To support the safety and sustainability of the global seaweed industry through funding projects focused on consumer safety standards, environmental sustainability, and operational safety across the seaweed value chain.
Funding Amount: Not publicly disclosed. Funded projects are expected to leverage larger international, national, or joint initiative funding programmes, suggesting grants are seed-level or co-funding contributions.
Deadline: January 20, 2024 (most recent call; no current open call announced) (Rolling)
How to Apply: The coalition issues bi-annual calls for proposals. Applicants download a proposal template from the call page (hosted on Google Drive), complete it, and submit by the deadline. Proposals are evaluated by the coalition's Scientific and Strategic Advisory Councils. The 2022 call had a ~4-month evaluation period (April to September). Collaboration and co-funding with other organizations is encouraged.
Target Region: Global
Contact: Website: https://www.safeseaweedcoalition.org. Active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. A fundraising manager position was posted in December 2025.
Last Checked: 2026-03-12 03:57

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Membership or affiliation with the Global Seaweed Coalition may be required or preferred

Project Scope

Project must address one of three pillars: consumer safety, environmental safety, or operational safety of seaweed
Supported activities include workshops, training, pilot demonstrations, prototypes, capacity building, and educational programmes

Required Documents

Download and complete the official proposal template from the call for proposals page

Constraints

Collaboration and co-funding with other organizations is encouraged
Projects should be designed to leverage larger international or national funding programmes
Findings must be publicly shared to inform the sector and support evidence-based policymaking

Summary

The Global Seaweed Coalition (formerly Safe Seaweed Coalition) is a global partnership established by Lloyd's Register Foundation, the UN Global Compact, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). It funds projects that advance seaweed industry safety and sustainability through bi-annual calls for proposals. The coalition focuses on three pillars: consumer safety (defining safety standards for seaweed products), environmental safety (ensuring scaled production maintains ecosystem health), and operational safety (protecting worker welfare). Through its calls for proposals, the coalition supports a range of activities including foresight workshops, task forces, working groups, training events, staff exchanges, technology platforms, pilot demonstrations, prototypes, capacity building, and educational programmes. Supported projects span the globe — from seaweed farming innovations in Tanzania and Madagascar, to packaging pilots in Europe, to heavy metal testing in the USA, and biosafety framework development in the Baltic region. Collaboration and co-funding with other organizations is encouraged. The coalition's membership includes smallholder farmers, multinational businesses, research institutes, and intergovernmental organizations. In October 2025, the GSC secured two years of operational funding. The most recent call for proposals (2023-2024) had a deadline of January 20, 2024, with no currently open call announced. Historically, calls have been issued approximately twice per year, suggesting future rounds are likely.

Historical Context

The coalition has run multiple calls for proposals: Call 2021, Call Spring 2022, and Call 2023-2024. Projects have been funded across Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific. In October 2025, the GSC secured two years of operational funding. The organization endorsed the Seaweed Manifesto (2020) released by Lloyd's Register Foundation and UN Global Compact.

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