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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance ▼ | Funding Amount | Deadline | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1748 | Basel Convention Small Grant Programme on Plastic Waste (1748) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | No current open call; three rounds completed (2020, 2020, 2022). Future rounds may be announced. | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1744 | UNIDO Plastic Circular Economy Initiatives (1744) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | UNIDO does not issue open competitive grants to NGOs; project funding is approved through GEF-8 (USD 180M+ for chemicals and waste under GEF-8 cycle), bilateral donors (Japan, EU), and partnership mechanisms. Individual project sizes vary widely. | rolling | 2026-03-15 13:30Enriched | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1712 | IDB Fund for LAC - Fighting Plastic Pollution (1712) | Impact Investor | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — project-specific investment fund with defined participants, not an open competitive call | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1711 | DBU General Project Funding - Environmental Protection (1711) | Foundation | Enriched | – | Up to 50% of project costs for companies, associations, foundations, and NGOs; up to 100% for universities and publicly funded institutions. Amount determined individually per project. | Rolling | 2026-03-11 16:16Enriched | |
| 1708 | Bloomberg Philanthropies - Environment Program (1708) | Foundation | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — Bloomberg Philanthropies does not accept unsolicited grant requests | 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched | |
| 1706 | Japan-ASEAN Bilateral Waste Cooperation - Marine Plastic and Circular Economy (1706) | International | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — Japan bilateral government cooperation, not an open grant call | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1655 | Alliance to End Plastic Waste - Global Plastic Waste Solutions (1655) | Philanthropic Network | Enriched | – | No fixed per-project funding amount disclosed. The Alliance has allocated US$299 million to mission-related activities since 2019 across 80+ supported projects globally. | – | 2026-03-11 16:29Enriched | |
| 1650 | Danish EPA Cooperation with Indonesia on Circular Economy and Waste Management (1650) | Nordic | Enriched | – | Not publicly available; SSC budgets typically DKK 10-30M per phase | Current phase ends June 2026; new phase expected to begin H2 2026 | 2026-03-14 20:39Enriched | |
| 1651 | UN SDGs - Strategic Sector Cooperation on Environment (Denmark) (1651) | International | Enriched | – | No external grants. Resources consist of Danish authority staff time, expert consultancies, travel, and workshop/seminar costs provided in-kind to partner governments. | 2026-12-31 | 2026-03-11 16:04Enriched | |
| 1652 | SSC Framework Programme with Ministry of Environment 2023-2026 (1652) | Nordic | Enriched | – | DKK 110–111 million total framework budget (2023–2026), with individual project phases up to DKK 10 million over 3 years; inception phases up to DKK 1 million. | December 2026 (end of framework period) | 2026-03-11 16:43Enriched | |
| 1645 | DANIDA - Strategic Sector Cooperation (Environment and Circular Economy) (1645) | International | Enriched | – | – | Not applicable — government-to-government technical cooperation, not an open grant call | 2026-03-15 11:51Enriched |