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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance ▲ | Funding Amount | Deadline | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | NGO Support Programme (Verbaendefoerderung BMUV) (6) | Federal (DE) | Enriched | – | Maximum 75,000 EUR per year per project. Total programme budget: 4.45 million EUR annually. Additional funding from proceeds of special postage stamps ("Für den Umweltschutz" series). | 2026-05-01 | 2026-04-20 13:46Enriched | |
| 13 | BINGO! Environmental Foundation Lower Saxony (13) | Lower Saxony | Enriched | – | For projects up to EUR 15,000: decided by executive board. Projects EUR 15,000-50,000: decided by Vorstand (board). Projects over EUR 50,000: decided by Umweltrat and Kuratorium (meeting quarterly). Example grant: EUR 37,000 for a coastal project. Larger projects possible for significant nature conservation initiatives. | Periodic | 2026-05-07 09:18Enriched | |
| 16 | BlueActionBANOS - Community-Led Actions for Ocean Restoration (16) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 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. | 2026-05-29 | 2026-05-07 09:08Enriched | |
| 23 | Baltic Conservation Foundation - Funding (23) | Nordic | Enriched | – | Variable; amount depends on project type. Capacity Grant has up to 40% overhead allowed. No standard maximum listed for project grants. | Rolling basis | 2026-05-07 09:09Enriched | |
| 61 | UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (61) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | No direct cash grants — endorsement provides framework visibility, network access, and enables Programmes to seek funders. Contributions require fully secured budgets. Programme applicants must have at least 5% of total budget secured at submission. | 2026-08-31 | 2026-05-07 08:57Enriched | |
| 85 | Darwin Initiative (85) | UK | Enriched | – | Innovation: £10,000–£200,000; Capability & Capacity: £50,000–£200,000; Main: £100,000–£800,000; Extra: £800,000–£5,000,000 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-05-07 08:49Enriched | |
| 101 | Blue Planet Fund (Defra) (101) | UK | Enriched | – | Community grants up to £250,000; Partnership grants up to £3 million. Total programme investment up to £60 million. | Annual call; next round expected January 2026 (Round 2 grantees announced, Round 3 not yet open as of May 2026) | 2026-05-07 08:43Enriched | |
| 196 | The Ocean Foundation Grantmaking (196) | International | Enriched | – | Average grant approximately $10,000; multi-year giving supported where possible. Indirect costs capped at 15% of project budget. Total grantmaking in FY2022: $1,199,832 to 59 organizations. | Rolling basis (Letters of Inquiry reviewed quarterly; full proposals by invitation only) | 2026-05-07 08:06Enriched | |
| 226 | Schleswig-Holstein Aquaculture Funding (Foerderdatenbank Entry) (226) | Schleswig-Holstein | Enriched | – | Minimum eligible expenditure: EUR 10,000 (EUR 5,000 for small enterprises). Maximum: EUR 6 million. Grant percentage depends on measure type. | Rolling basis | 2026-05-07 08:01Enriched | |
| 268 | Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA) - Project Funding (268) | Nordic | Enriched | – | Maximum DKK 500,000 per year, up to DKK 1,500,000 over 3 years (approx. EUR 67,000/year or EUR 200,000 total). Projects must be 50% self-financed. | Periodic, typically March and October each year | 2026-05-07 07:42Enriched | |
| 409 | Novo Nordisk Foundation - Project Grants for Societal Learning for the Green Transition (409) | Nordic | Enriched | – | DKK 200,000 to DKK 6,000,000 per grant (total pool up to DKK 35 million); pre-projects up to DKK 500,000 for up to 6 months | 2026-09-03 | 2026-05-07 06:51Enriched | |
| 431 | Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation (BaltCF) (431) | Nordic | Enriched | – | Variable; grants for projects, isolated expenses, capacity building (up to 40% overhead), and zero-interest loans. Past total: EUR 4.9M across 41 projects. | Rolling basis | 2026-05-07 06:39Enriched | |
| 438 | Norwegian Development Programme to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (438) | International | Enriched | – | Norway has committed NOK 1 billion (~EUR 86M) for the full 2025-2028 programme period. Individual project grants not specified in Stage 2 call text (accessible only to invited applicants). | Ongoing | 2026-05-07 06:41Enriched | |
| 516 | ZUG gGmbH Grant Programme against Marine Litter (516) | government_de | Enriched | – | Between EUR 1 million and EUR 6 million per project; projects may receive full grant funding (no explicit co-funding requirement stated). | Periodic, typically every 2-3 years (calls in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025); 2025 call is closed; next call date not yet announced | 2026-05-07 06:24Enriched | |
| 550 | LIFE Operating Grants for Non-Profit Environmental NGOs (2026) (550) | EU | Enriched | – | €15 million total budget for all operating grants across all NGOs. Individual grants vary; typically €300K-€2M per organisation per year. 70% EU co-funding rate. | 2026-09-22 | 2026-05-06 11:36Enriched | |
| 594 | BMUV Nature Conservation Association Funding (Verbändeförderung Naturschutz) (594) | Federal (DE) | Enriched | – | EUR 4.45 million per year distributed across eligible associations and projects | 2026-07-31 | 2026-05-07 06:02Enriched | |
| 688 | Save Our Seas Foundation - Conservation Fellowship (688) | International | Enriched | – | USD 8,000 per year over two years (total USD 16,000) | Unknown | 2026-05-07 05:49Enriched | |
| 859 | Nessling Foundation - Science-Based Action Grants (859) | Nordic | Enriched | – | Grant amounts not specified; personal grants plus expense allowances; organisational grants cover salary and project costs | 2026-08-28 | 2026-05-07 05:21Enriched | |
| 1002 | NORA Projects (1002) | Nordic | Enriched | – | Up to 50% of total project budget; maximum DKK 500,000 per year (approx. EUR 67,000), up to DKK 1.5 million total over three years. | Annual, typically early March (first round) and early October (second round). Next deadline: 4 October 2026 (Greenlandic time) | 2026-05-07 05:10Enriched | |
| 1083 | Funding opportunities - BlueActionBANOS (1083) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 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. | 2026-05-29 | 2026-05-07 05:01Enriched | |
| 1440 | Spain — Biodiversity Foundation - Terra Viva Grants (1440) | family-office | Enriched | – | Not specified on this page | Annual call for proposals; specific deadline published per round | 2026-03-11 16:46Enriched | |
| 1472 | Climate-resilient Society - Stiftung Mercator (1472) | family-office | Enriched | – | Not specified. Stiftung Mercator typically funds multi-year projects; grant sizes vary by project scope and are not published on this page. | – | 2026-03-11 16:48Enriched | |
| 1475 | Stiftung Mercator - Terra Viva Grants (1475) | family-office | Enriched | – | No minimum or maximum grant size specified. | – | 2026-03-11 16:50Enriched | |
| 1500 | Wie geht wahrhaft gerechte Förderung? - Robert Bosch Stiftung (1500) | family-office | Enriched | – | GGF grants are deliberately kept small — typically around €5,000 per project. In 2021, $2.5M+ was distributed across 493 projects globally. | – | 2026-03-11 16:45Enriched | |
| 1510 | Förderkriterien - Stiftung Mercator (1510) | family-office | Enriched | – | Not specified; the foundation receives far more applications than available funds, implying competitive multi-year grants. | – | 2026-03-11 16:52Enriched |