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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance ▼ | Funding Amount | Deadline | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1738 | GEF Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) (1738) | 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) | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 75 | Ocean Foundation Projects (75) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 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 | |
| 70 | Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) (70) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 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 | |
| 67 | IUCN Marine and Polar Programme (67) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | €40 million total programme budget (EU-funded, 2025–2030); no grants or financial transfers to individual applicants — technical assistance only. | Rolling — no fixed deadline | 2026-03-11 18:17Enriched | |
| 64 | Green Climate Fund (GCF) (64) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | Typically USD 10 million - USD 250 million+; Simplified Approval Process from USD 5 million | No open competitive call for NGOs; rolling project concept submissions via Accredited Entities or NDAs | 2026-03-14 15:42Enriched | |
| 61 | UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (61) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | No direct funding | Rolling (Decade Contributions) | 2026-03-14 20:30Enriched |