Funding Programs 69 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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# Program Source Status Relevance ▼ Funding Amount Deadline Updated
61 UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (61)
Marine Conservation Pollution
UN / Multilateral Enriched 85% No direct funding Rolling (Decade Contributions) 2026-03-14 20:30Enriched
57 FAO Blue Growth Initiative (57) UN / Multilateral Error 80% – – 2026-03-15 09:12Error
71 UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (71) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant 80% – – 2026-03-15 09:18Irrelevant
56 UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge (56)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Global Blue Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
UN / Multilateral Enriched 80% USD 50,000 – 250,000 per project (based on previous rounds) No active call as of March 2026 — all 4 rounds closed. Round 5 expected; monitor oceaninnovationchallenge.org 2026-03-14 21:43Enriched
73 UNEP Funding and Partnerships for Ocean Protection (73) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant 75% – – 2026-03-15 09:20Irrelevant
81 EU Blue Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy (81)
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Global North Sea Aquaculture Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Research
UN / Multilateral Enriched 65% 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
82 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) UN Ocean Decade Programme (82) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant 65% – – 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant
84 Conservation Finance Alliance - GFCR Partnership (84) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant 65% – – 2026-03-15 09:28Irrelevant
83 Ocean Decade Heritage Network (83) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant 60% – – 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant
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 55% 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
58 World Bank PROBLUE (58)
Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% PROBLUE approved $37.8 million in FY2024 across 64 proposals. Total portfolio of $182 million supporting 247 activities. Individual grants vary widely based on project scope. Extended to 2030 by 12 donor partners. – 2026-03-15 09:14Enriched
70 Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) (70)
Multilateral Blended Finance Global Biodiversity Climate Coral Reefs Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% Total capitalization target of $740M (currently $248M secured). Grants, concessional finance, and equity investments deployed through country-level partner programs. – 2026-03-15 09:17Enriched
75 Ocean Foundation Projects (75)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Seaweed & Algae
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% Average grant size approximately $10,000. Total grantmaking in FY2022 was $1,199,832. Fiscal sponsorship fees are 9-10% of incoming revenue. – 2026-03-11 19:02Enriched
1804 World Bank SEA-MaP: SE Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (1804)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% 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
1874 GEF International Waters - Plastic Pollution Programs (1874)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 40% 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
1878 Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments (1878)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 40% 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
1703 UNDP 2025 Plastic Innovation Program - Vietnam (1703) UN / Multilateral Expired 35% – – 2026-03-15 10:36Expired
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 35% No direct funding disbursed. Free membership-based partnership platform. – 2026-03-11 15:53Enriched
77 Ocean Climate Fund (77)
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Foundation Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Technical Assistance Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
UN / Multilateral Enriched 30% 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
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 30% – – 2026-03-15 11:31Expired
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 25% 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 Enriched 25% 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
1630 GEF Small Grants Programme - Africa Country Programs (1630)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 20% Up to $75,000 for standard grants; up to $150,000 for strategic projects – 2026-03-11 16:30Enriched
1642 World Bank - PROBLUE (Ocean Plastics and Circular Economy) (1642)
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Southeast Asia Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 20% 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
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 20% 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