Funding Programs 12 results

Status Enriched New Irrelevant Expired
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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2 Federal Programme for Biological Diversity (Bundesprogramm Biologische Vielfalt) (2)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
Federal (DE) Enriched – Up to 75% of eligible costs (standard rate); up to 90% for non-profit organisations where extraordinary federal interest is demonstrated. Applicants must provide at least 25% co-financing. No published minimum or maximum total grant amount. Rolling 2026-03-11 17:59Enriched
3 Wilderness Fund (Wildnisfonds) (3)
For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Marine Conservation
Federal (DE) Enriched – €10 million total program budget at launch in 2019. Individual grant amounts not specified. 2030-12-31 2026-03-11 18:40Enriched
5 Large-Scale Nature Conservation Projects (chance.natur) (5)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
Federal (DE) Enriched – Up to 75% of eligible project costs; annual federal budget of €12.8 million; over €550 million allocated since 1979 – 2026-03-11 18:45Enriched
6 NGO Support Programme (Verbaendefoerderung BMUV) (6)
For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Capacity Building Education Marine Conservation
Federal (DE) Enriched – Up to €75,000 per year per project; total annual programme budget is approximately €4.45 million, of which €0.7 million is designated specifically for nature conservation projects. Partial funding model — organizations must contribute own resources (co-financing required). Applications for 2027 projects expected to open May 2026. Deadline for 2026 projects was July 31, 2025 (closed). 2026-03-11 19:00Enriched
590 Blue Belt Germany (Blaues Band Deutschland) (590)
For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Climate Marine Conservation
Federal (DE) Enriched – Project-specific grants; individual awards have ranged from several hundred thousand euros to over 6.9 million euros (e.g. Auenland Elbmarsch project) Rolling basis 2026-03-15 13:20Enriched
594 BMUV Nature Conservation Association Funding (Verbändeförderung Naturschutz) (594)
For NGOs Government Grant Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Education Marine Conservation
Federal (DE) Enriched – Maximum €75,000 per year per project; total annual envelope is €4.45 million (Verbändeprojektförderung). Co-funding from applicant expected. Additional funding from sale of special stamps for NGO projects in Germany and abroad. Rolling basis; applications for 2027 projects expected from May 2026 onwards 2026-03-15 13:21Enriched
609 Blue Action Fund (BMZ/KfW) - Marine Protected Areas Funding (609)
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Federal (DE) Enriched – Varies by call; most recent calls had funding envelopes of EUR 12-30 million per geographic call. Individual grant amounts not specified. Unknown — no open or upcoming Calls for Proposals currently 2026-03-15 13:21Enriched
610 Marine Nature Conservation Fund (DBU/BMUV) - Meeresschutzfonds (610)
For NGOs Government Grant Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
Federal (DE) Enriched – EUR 1 million to EUR 6 million per project; project duration up to 4 years 2025 call closed (deadline not specified on page). Future calls not yet announced. 2026-03-15 13:21Enriched
612 KfW Environmental Programs (Umweltprogramme) (612)
Government Loan / Concessional Finance Global Biodiversity Climate
Federal (DE) Enriched – Various loan products with different amounts; concessional interest rates Rolling — loans available on an ongoing basis through partner banks 2026-03-15 13:22Enriched
1622 European Environment Initiative (EURENI) - ZUG Germany (1622)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
Federal (DE) Enriched – Annual total programme budget up to EUR 2.6 million; individual project grants typically range from EUR 50,000 to EUR 300,000 based on comparable EU civil society environmental programmes Periodic annual calls - check z-u-g.org/en/eureni for current open call 2026-03-15 13:29Enriched
1864 PlastLIFE - Finland Circular Economy for Plastics (2022-2029) (1864)
Government Multilateral Grant Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Federal (DE) Enriched – – Unknown 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched
1865 Denmark DKK 125M Circular Economy Fund (1865)
For Researchers For Startups Foundation Grant Circular Economy Climate Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Federal (DE) Enriched – – Unknown 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched