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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance ▼ | Funding Amount | Deadline | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1736 | GEF Small Grants Programme - Libya (GEF OP8) (1736) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Grants up to USD 75,000 per regular project; up to USD 150,000 for strategic projects. Typical grants range USD 25,000-50,000. | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-11 21:54Enriched | |
| 1734 | AfDB Urban Development and Water and Sanitation Projects (1734) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Large-scale infrastructure financing; individual projects typically range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions USD. Concessional funding available via the African Development Fund (ADF) for least-developed African countries. | – | 2026-03-11 16:25Enriched | |
| 1732 | GEF Small Grants Programme - Ghana (2026 Call for Proposals) (1732) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Up to USD 75,000 per project per Operational Phase (ceiling decided by the SGP National Steering Committee; GEF-8 SGP 2.0 guidelines set a maximum of USD 75,000, up from USD 50,000 in prior phases). Co-financing equal to or greater than the grant amount is encouraged. | 2026-10-31 | 2026-03-11 16:24Enriched | |
| 1731 | ADB Clean Cities Urban Development (1731) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | ADB's urban development portfolio varies widely, from small technical assistance grants (typically $0.5-2 million) to large sovereign loans ($50-500+ million). Total urban sector lending has historically been several billion USD per year across ADB's developing member countries. | – | 2026-03-11 21:22Enriched | |
| 1728 | ADB Circular Economy Initiatives (1728) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Varies by instrument and project: technical assistance grants typically range from $500,000 to $3 million; sovereign loans range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions USD. No fixed call amounts for NGOs. | – | 2026-03-11 16:21Enriched | |
| 1725 | IFC Harmonized Circular Economy Finance Guidelines (1725) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — guidelines/framework document, not a grant or funding call | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1722 | UNEP Planetary Pollution Fund (1722) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Not specified. Rolling contributions accepted; allocation amounts are not disclosed on the page. | – | 2026-03-11 16:26Enriched | |
| 1723 | IFC Circular Economy in Manufacturing (1723) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Large-scale debt and equity investments; recent transactions range from $37M to €65M+. Over USD 1 billion committed to circular economy investments in total. | – | 2026-03-11 16:27Enriched | |
| 1719 | UNEP Special Programme and Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) Fund (1719) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Up to USD 800,000 per project; at least 25% co-financing required | 2025-12-15 (Stage 1 concept note); Stage 2 full proposals due mid-June 2026 (shortlisted applicants only) | 2026-03-11 16:24Enriched | |
| 1720 | World Bank Municipal Solid Waste Management Support (1720) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — World Bank ongoing technical assistance and lending, not an open competitive grant call | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1717 | UNEP Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) (1717) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | No direct funding provided — GPML is a membership partnership, not a grant program. It facilitates access to financing resources through network connections. | – | 2026-03-11 16:22Enriched | |
| 1705 | UNEP-IETC Japan Supplementary Budget Projects on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management (1705) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Periodic — Japan Supplementary Budget allocation cycle (JSB 2022 and 2023 projects completed; future rounds subject to government budget) | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1704 | UNDP Partnership for Preventing Riverine Plastic Pollution - Indonesia (1704) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Grants up to $300,000 | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-11 16:40Enriched | |
| 1690 | Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 - Public Development Banks Coalition (1690) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | €3 billion ($3.4 billion) collective target for 2026-2030 across all six member development banks | – | 2026-03-12 04:09Enriched | |
| 1674 | World Bank - Cambodia Solid Waste and Plastic Management Improvement Project (1674) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — World Bank IDA lending project, not an open competitive grant call | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1672 | UNDP Global Plastics Innovation Programme (GPIP) (1672) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Phase I: USD 361,350; Phase II: USD 750,000 (total project budgets, not individual sub-grants) | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-11 16:14Enriched | |
| 1670 | UNDP India Plastic Waste Management Project (1670) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | 2031-12-31 — ongoing programme through December 2031; not an open competitive call | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1663 | UNDP Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions in South and Southeast Asia (1663) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Total project budget: USD 18,389,000 across 10 countries. Sub-grants available in select countries (e.g., Viet Nam: up to USD 30,000 per organization; Philippines: seed funding for local social enterprises). Country-specific allocations vary (e.g., Sri Lanka: USD 1.1 million). | October 2027 | 2026-03-11 16:06Enriched | |
| 1660 | Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management - ADB (1660) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | $200 million ADB loan + $200 million government counterpart = $400 million total. Additional $3.15 million in technical assistance grants. | 2027-04-30 | 2026-03-11 19:13Enriched | |
| 1644 | IFC - Waste Management Investments (Circular Economy) (1644) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Typical IFC loans range from ~$5M to $100M+; this example deal was $30 million. IFC has committed over $1.9 billion to circular economy projects globally. | – | 2026-03-11 16:18Enriched | |
| 1642 | World Bank - PROBLUE (Ocean Plastics and Circular Economy) (1642) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Overall portfolio of USD 182 million supporting 247 activities across 100+ economies; FY2024: 64 proposals approved totaling USD 37.8 million. Individual activity sizes not publicly specified. | – | 2026-03-11 16:41Enriched | |
| 1634 | World Bank - Clean Cities, Bright Futures (Solid Waste Management) (1634) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Varies by instrument: GPRBA results-based grants of US$3–6 million per project; PROBLUE committed US$50 million across 100 activities; $100 million Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond; IFC loans from ~$27 million; IDA/IBRD country loans at larger scale. | – | 2026-03-11 16:38Enriched | |
| 1630 | GEF Small Grants Programme - Africa Country Programs (1630) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Up to $75,000 for standard grants; up to $150,000 for strategic projects | – | 2026-03-11 16:30Enriched | |
| 81 | EU Blue Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy (81) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Total call budget approximately EUR 43.5 million pooled from 38 funding organisations across 28 countries; individual project budgets depend on national/regional funder rules | 2026-06-17 | 2026-03-15 09:27Enriched | |
| 77 | Ocean Climate Fund (77) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Not publicly disclosed; fund was launched at COP29 (November 2024) and has not yet published grant sizes or call details | No open call deadline — fund in early development/mobilisation phase as of March 2026 | 2026-03-15 13:29Enriched |