Funding Programs 31 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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2088 GEF Small Grants Programme: Country-Level Calls (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya) (2088)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Expired – – – 2026-05-07 01:27Expired
1873 UNEP Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) (1873)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Technical Assistance Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 09:57Enriched
1876 Plastic Reboot - GEF/UNEP/WWF Global Program (1876)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 09:58Enriched
1850 IUCN IslandPlas Community Grants - Plastic Recovery (1850)
For Communities / Cooperatives Multilateral Grant Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Expired – – – 2026-03-15 11:31Expired
1834 Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) - African Development Bank (1834)
Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – Grants and technical assistance; specific amounts vary by project type. The AfriCircular Innovators Programme provides incentivized support to circular business innovators. Rolling basis — ACEF is an ongoing trust fund established in 2022, aligned with AfDB 10-year strategy (2024–2033) 2026-05-07 03:01Enriched
1835 UNEP - Circular and POPs-free Plastics in Africa (1835)
Multilateral Grant Africa Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – Total project value USD 90.9 million (GEF grant USD 11 million, co-financing USD 79.9 million) 28 February 2030 (project end date; started 20 September 2024) 2026-05-07 03:01Enriched
1836 IFC Accelerating Circular Economy Finance in Emerging Markets (1836)
Multilateral Blended Finance Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
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. – 2026-04-20 10:27Enriched
1799 UNDP Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) (1799)
For NGOs Multilateral Blended Finance Technical Assistance Southeast Asia Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 10:01Enriched
1747 EBRD Circular Economy Regional Initiative (CERI) (1747)
For Startups Multilateral Blended Finance Loan / Concessional Finance Circular Economy Climate
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)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Expired – – – 2026-03-15 10:37Expired
1745 EBRD Green Economy Financing Facilities (GEFFs) (1745)
For Startups Multilateral Blended Finance Loan / Concessional Finance Technical Assistance Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 10:31Enriched
1743 EBRD Resource Efficiency and Circularity Programme (1743)
For Startups Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Mediterranean Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – Grant amounts vary based on company size and resource efficiency results achieved. A partial repayment over two years is required; the residual constitutes the actual grant. Total EU-funded component estimated at EUR 10 million. 2026-06-30 2026-03-11 16:18Enriched
1738 GEF Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) (1738)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
UN / Multilateral Enriched – USD 161.8 million available in the second programming tranche (total tranche pool, not per-project grant size) – 2026-03-11 16:03Enriched
1736 GEF Small Grants Programme - Libya (GEF OP8) (1736)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Mediterranean Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Expired – – – 2026-04-20 09:36Expired
1734 AfDB Urban Development and Water and Sanitation Projects (1734)
For NGOs Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Loan / Concessional Finance Technical Assistance Africa Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Pollution Waste Management
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. – 2026-04-20 10:48Enriched
1732 GEF Small Grants Programme - Ghana (2026 Call for Proposals) (1732)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
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 2026-04-20 10:47Enriched
1728 ADB Circular Economy Initiatives (1728)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Loan / Concessional Finance Technical Assistance India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 10:32Enriched
1722 UNEP Planetary Pollution Fund (1722)
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Global Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – Not specified. Rolling contributions accepted; allocation amounts are not disclosed on the page. – 2026-04-20 10:49Enriched
1723 IFC Circular Economy in Manufacturing (1723)
For Startups Multilateral Blended Finance Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Technical Assistance Africa Global Blue Economy Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
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. – 2026-04-20 10:50Enriched
1719 UNEP Special Programme and Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) Fund (1719)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 10:46Enriched
1717 UNEP Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) (1717)
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Technical Assistance Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 10:35Enriched
1704 UNDP Partnership for Preventing Riverine Plastic Pollution - Indonesia (1704)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Southeast Asia Capacity Building Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – Grants up to $300,000 March 2026 round passed; next round TBD 2026-04-20 11:00Enriched
1681 World Bank PROBLUE - Philippines Waste Management and Circular Economy Investment Support (1681)
For Communities / Cooperatives Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Expired – – – 2026-03-15 11:31Expired
1672 UNDP Global Plastics Innovation Programme (GPIP) (1672)
For NGOs Multilateral Technical Assistance Southeast Asia Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Expired – – – 2026-04-20 09:36Expired
1663 UNDP Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions in South and Southeast Asia (1663)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched – – – 2026-04-20 10:02Enriched