Funding Programs 459 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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54 GEF International Waters Focal Area (54)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution
UN / Multilateral Enriched – GEF Small Grants Programme offers up to $75,000 for community/CSO projects; up to $150,000 for strategic projects. Larger transboundary projects funded via GEF Agencies (UNDP, World Bank, etc.) range from millions to tens of millions. – 2026-03-15 09:14Enriched
55 Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) (55)
Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
Philanthropic Network Enriched – Not specified in current materials — prior rounds provided project grants for concept and pilot development. Grant amounts vary based on project scope. Previous call closed; watch for new call 2026 2026-03-14 20:51Enriched
49 Synchronicity Earth (49)
For NGOs Philanthropic Network Grant Global Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Research
Philanthropic Network Enriched – Over GBP 27 million distributed since founding in 2009. Specific grant amounts not publicly disclosed but include a mix of core funding and project grants. Supports both small community-based groups and larger international NGOs. – 2026-03-15 09:04Enriched
48 Waitt Foundation - Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants (48)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Research
US Foundation Enriched – Grants up to $20,000 USD. Project funds distributed within 2 weeks of funding decisions. – 2026-03-15 09:03Enriched
47 Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) (47)
For NGOs Philanthropic Network Grant Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Philanthropic Network Enriched – MCAF grants range from $1,000 to $12,000. MCAF Fellows receive $12,000 plus knowledge exchange and stipends for health and wellness. – 2026-03-15 09:02Enriched
45 Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme (ELSP) (45)
For NGOs Foundation Philanthropic Network Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Research
Philanthropic Network Enriched – Planning Grants: up to USD 120,000; Landscape/Seascape Restoration Grants (large): USD 1.5–5 million over 5 years; Seascape Restoration Grants (medium): USD 750,000–1.5 million over 3 years 2026-01-20 2026-03-15 13:25Enriched
44 Walton Family Foundation - Oceans Program (44)
Foundation Grant Global Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation
US Foundation Enriched – Multi-year strategic grantmaking; specific grant amounts not publicly disclosed. Foundation operates a grants database but specific amounts vary by partner. – 2026-03-15 09:01Enriched
43 High Seas Alliance (43)
For NGOs Philanthropic Network Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Philanthropic Network Enriched – – No grants program; advocacy coalition only 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched
42 Blue Nature Alliance (42)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Multilateral Philanthropic Network Grant Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Philanthropic Network Enriched – $51.7M+ total pledged funds across the Alliance; individual grant amounts to partners not publicly disclosed – 2026-03-11 19:07Enriched
40 Bloomberg Ocean Initiative (40)
For NGOs For Researchers Philanthropic Network Grant Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Coral Reefs Fisheries Marine Conservation Pollution
Philanthropic Network Enriched – – No open call; invitation only 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched
41 Pew Charitable Trusts - Protecting Ocean Life (41)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Climate Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
US Foundation Enriched – – No open call; invitation only 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched
39 Oceans 5 (39)
For NGOs Philanthropic Network Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Philanthropic Network Enriched – Grants typically range from $100,000 to $1.8 million over 1–3 years, based on observed grant database records. – 2026-03-11 18:19Enriched
38 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - Environmental Conservation Program (Marine) (38)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Arctic Global Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
US Foundation Enriched – Recent marine grants range from ~$946K to $25M+. Initial inquiry-stage programs may start at $50K–$5M for individual organization grants. Rolling (invitation-only, inquiry-driven) 2026-03-11 18:16Enriched
37 Blue Action Fund (37)
For NGOs Foundation Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Philanthropic Network Enriched – Each Call for Proposals has a total budget of approximately €20 million, distributed across multiple grantees. Individual grant sizes are not publicly specified but implied to be substantial multi-year awards for large-scale conservation projects. – 2026-03-11 18:13Enriched
36 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - Arctic Ocean Initiative (36)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Arctic Biodiversity Climate Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Research
US Foundation Enriched – – No open call; invitation only 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched
35 David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Conservation and Science Program (35)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Biodiversity Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
US Foundation Enriched – In April 2024, $480 million was announced to advance ocean conservation. Grants are primarily awarded through invitation; less than 1% come from unsolicited proposals. – 2026-03-15 08:59Enriched
23 Baltic Conservation Foundation - Funding (23)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Loan / Concessional Finance Baltic Sea Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Pollution
Nordic Enriched – Project amounts not publicly disclosed; BaltCF funds small to mid-sized projects and also isolated expenses as one-off items – 2026-03-15 08:36Enriched
22 HELCOM - Baltic Sea Funding Opportunities (22)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
Nordic Enriched – Approximately EUR 1–1.3 million distributed across 8–10 projects per annual round (based on 2023: EUR 1 million for 10 projects; 2025: EUR 1.3 million for 8 projects) – 2026-03-15 08:42Enriched
17 Velux Foundations - Environment and Sustainability Programme (17)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Nordic Enriched – Grants range from DKK 500,000 up to millions; larger grants for significant projects (e.g. DKK 9.6 million for Køge Bay Marine Park) – 2026-03-15 08:27Enriched
16 BlueActionBANOS - Community-Led Actions for Ocean Restoration (16)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
Nordic Enriched – EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million per Community-Led Action consortium; maximum EUR 500,000 per single entity within a consortium 2026-05-29 2026-03-15 08:26Enriched
15 Velux Foundations - Healthy Marine Environment in Danish Sea Areas (15)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Nordic Enriched – Grants typically up to DKK 500,000 with provisions for larger projects; recent grants: DKK 4.0 million (Healthy Vejle Fiord 2.0), DKK 9.6 million (Køge Bay Marine Park) – 2026-03-15 08:26Enriched
11 German Marine Conservation Foundation (Deutsche Stiftung Meeresschutz) (11)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Baltic Sea Global Biodiversity Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Foundation Enriched – Project-specific amounts; foundation raises donations and funds partner projects – 2026-03-15 08:23Enriched
12 Lighthouse Foundation (12)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Global Biodiversity Coastal Protection Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
Foundation Enriched – Not publicly disclosed; determined case-by-case based on project scope – 2026-03-15 08:34Enriched
13 BINGO! Environmental Foundation Lower Saxony (13)
For NGOs Foundation Grant North Sea Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
Lower Saxony Enriched – Project-specific; example: EUR 37,000 for a coastal protection project – 2026-03-15 08:24Enriched
14 DBU General Project Funding (Projektfoerderung) (14)
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Foundation Grant Biodiversity Circular Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research
Foundation Enriched – Typically EUR 100,000–400,000 per project; PhD stipends at EUR 1,600/month – 2026-03-15 08:25Enriched