GGGI Small Grants Program — Ghost Gear Removal
Enriched multilateral · Found: 2026-03-14 21:57
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) offers annual small grants to member organizations working on prevention, mitigation, and remediation of abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ghost gear). Membership is free and open to NGOs, fishing industry, academia, and governments worldwide.
Source: https://www.ghostgear.org/become-a-member
Funding Details
- Funder
- Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
- Funding Goal
- Provide small grants to GGGI member organisations for projects focused on ghost gear (lost, abandoned, or discarded fishing gear) removal, prevention, and mitigation. Member organisations gain access to apply for the GGGI Small Grants Program for ghost gear related projects, subject to available funding. The broader GGGI mission covers: preventing ghost gear through improved fishing practices and gear marking; retrieving and recycling ghost gear; and policy development and industry engagement.
- Funding Amount
- Small grants — amount not specified; subject to available funding
- Deadline
- Rolling (membership and grant access pending available funding) (Rolling)
- How to Apply
- Step 1: Apply for GGGI membership by signing a Statement of Support via the website (ghostgear.org/become-a-member). Step 2: Once a member, apply for the Small Grants Program when funding is available. Members also benefit from expert project review/recommendation for external grant applications, collaboration opportunities, and access to research and best practices.
- Target Region
- Global
- Contact
- Via ghostgear.org contact page
- Last Checked
- 2026-04-21 04:27
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Summary
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) is a cross-sectoral alliance of over 130 organisations worldwide dedicated to addressing ghost gear — lost, abandoned, or discarded fishing gear — which is considered the most harmful form of marine debris. Founded with support from organisations including Ocean Conservancy, GGGI operates as a collective impact initiative working across the full lifecycle of ghost gear: prevention through better practices and gear marking, retrieval and removal, recycling and material recovery, and policy engagement with governments and international bodies. The GGGI Small Grants Program is a membership benefit offering ghost gear-related project grants to member organisations. Access to the Small Grants Program is described as pending available funding, meaning it operates when dedicated funding is secured rather than on a fixed annual cycle. The programme has no publicly specified grant amount. Membership is open to any organisation — fishing industry, private sector, civil society, academia, or government — that works on ghost gear globally. There is no geographic restriction. Membership is formalised through a signed Statement of Support submitted via the GGGI website. Organisations that join gain benefits including: access to the Small Grants Program (when funded), expert project review and recommendation for external grant applications, collaboration opportunities with the global network, promotion of their work through GGGI platforms, and access to latest research, technology, and policy developments. Eligible activities under the Small Grants Program relate specifically to ghost gear prevention, retrieval, recycling, or policy. Fishing gear loss prevention, gear marking, gear retrieval operations, recycling of recovered gear into new materials, and fishery-level pilot projects addressing gear abandonment are all within scope. The broader GGGI network provides a convening and advocacy platform that members can leverage when applying to external funders, with GGGI expert endorsement. For organisations working on marine plastic debris, ghost gear removal, or fishing industry engagement, GGGI membership provides both a potential small funding pathway and a credible network affiliation that can strengthen external grant applications.
Historical Context
GGGI is a global cross-sectoral alliance with over 130 member organisations. Membership spans fishing industry, civil society, academia, and governments worldwide. The Small Grants Program is a benefit of membership described as pending available funding, suggesting it has operated in past cycles but is not continuously funded.
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