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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance ▼ | Funding Amount | Deadline | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2088 | GEF Small Grants Programme: Country-Level Calls (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya) (2088) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Maximum USD 30,000 per project (Ghana 2026); average USD 20,000-25,000 globally. Co-funding typically required (50%) | Ghana 2026: 13 March 2026 (CLOSED). Tanzania Round 1: 22 January 2026 (CLOSED). Kenya, Indonesia, Vietnam: contact national coordinators | 2026-03-14 15:38Enriched | |
| 1879 | UN PAGE - Partnership for Action on Green Economy (1879) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Over $111.6 million in total contributions from 2013-2024 from 8 funding partners. Individual country allocations not publicly specified. Funding is channeled through the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office. | – | 2026-03-11 19:24Enriched | |
| 1873 | UNEP Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) (1873) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | No direct funding disbursed. Free membership-based partnership platform. | – | 2026-03-11 15:53Enriched | |
| 1874 | GEF International Waters - Plastic Pollution Programs (1874) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | GEF Plastic Reboot (GEF-8): USD 108 million in GEF grants with co-financing of USD 111.9 million; implemented across 15 countries; individual country project sizes vary; GEF-9 cycle (2026-2030) will include new plastic pollution allocations | 2030-06-30 | 2026-03-15 13:29Enriched | |
| 1875 | GEF LAC Cities - Marine Plastics Reduction through Circular Economy (1875) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Unknown | 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched | |
| 1876 | Plastic Reboot - GEF/UNEP/WWF Global Program (1876) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | USD 108 million total program budget (GEF-funded); individual award or sub-grant amounts not specified on this page. | 2030-12-31 | 2026-03-11 15:57Enriched | |
| 1877 | UNIDO Circular Economy Program for Developing Countries (1877) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Unknown | 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched | |
| 1878 | Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments (1878) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Small Grant Programme (SGP) on plastic waste: USD 65,000 to USD 180,000 per project, funded via Norad and other donors | Periodic - linked to SGP annual rounds administered by the Basel Convention Secretariat | 2026-03-15 13:30Enriched | |
| 1850 | IUCN IslandPlas Community Grants - Plastic Recovery (1850) | UN / Multilateral | Expired | – | – | – | 2026-03-15 11:31Expired | |
| 1834 | Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) - African Development Bank (1834) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | ACEF aims to secure EUR 10 million additional by 2026 for grants; AfriCircular Innovators Programme distributes mini-grants and technical support to 30 MSMEs per round; individual grant amounts not publicly specified | periodic | 2026-03-15 13:27Enriched | |
| 1835 | UNEP - Circular and POPs-free Plastics in Africa (1835) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Unknown | 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched | |
| 1836 | IFC Accelerating Circular Economy Finance in Emerging Markets (1836) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | No fixed grant amounts. IFC provides loans and equity investments to private sector clients; individual deals have ranged from tens of millions (e.g., $30M for a plastic recycling facility in South Africa). Total portfolio: $1.9B+ committed, $480M+ mobilized since 2015. | – | 2026-03-11 16:18Enriched | |
| 1830 | IUCN Plastic Pollution Programs (Coca-Cola Foundation funded) (1830) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | IslandPlas Community Grants: USD 3,000–5,000 per project. EPPIC Innovation Prize: $1–2 million total purse (in development). Overall IslandPlas program: $10 million from Coca-Cola Foundation. | 2026-01-16 (IslandPlas Community Grants most recent round) | 2026-03-12 06:07Enriched | |
| 1812 | UNDP India Plastic Waste Management Programme (1812) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Unknown | 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched | |
| 1804 | World Bank SEA-MaP: SE Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (1804) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | USD 20 million IDA grant from World Bank to ASEAN Secretariat; programme-level funding not distributed as open grants to NGOs — delivers through technical assistance, capacity building, policy tools, and institutional strengthening | 2027-12-31 | 2026-03-15 13:31Enriched | |
| 1801 | ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris (1801) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Unknown | 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched | |
| 1800 | ADB Plastic Pollution Action in Southeast Asia (1800) | UN / Multilateral | Expired | – | – | – | 2026-03-15 11:22Expired | |
| 1799 | UNDP Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) (1799) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | USD 7.5–8.5 billion identified as total financing needs for plastic pollution mitigation to 2030 (system-wide estimate, not a direct grant pool) | 2030-12-31 | 2026-03-11 16:04Enriched | |
| 1798 | ADB Plastic Marine Debris Reduction Program Indonesia (1798) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | – | Unknown | 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched | |
| 1750 | UN Global Plastics Treaty Implementation Funding (Proposed Mechanisms) (1750) | UN / Multilateral | Irrelevant | – | – | – | 2026-03-15 10:33Irrelevant | |
| 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 | |
| 1747 | EBRD Circular Economy Regional Initiative (CERI) (1747) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | €1.8 million from GEF under CERI, as part of a broader €9.9 million EBRD financing package (€8.1M EBRD + €1.8M GEF/CERI) | – | 2026-03-11 16:22Enriched | |
| 1746 | Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Pilot Projects (1746) | UN / Multilateral | Expired | – | – | – | 2026-03-15 10:37Expired | |
| 1745 | EBRD Green Economy Financing Facilities (GEFFs) (1745) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Financing amounts vary by facility and are disbursed through participating local financial institutions; no single fixed amount stated. | – | 2026-03-11 16:20Enriched | |
| 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 |