Funding Programs 57 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
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2088 GEF Small Grants Programme: Country-Level Calls (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya) (2088)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Africa Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 71% 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
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 65% Up to $75,000 for standard grants; up to $150,000 for strategic projects – 2026-03-11 16:30Enriched
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 65% Grants up to $300,000 2026-03-31 2026-03-11 16:40Enriched
56 UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge (56)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Global Blue Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
UN / Multilateral Enriched 65% 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
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 60% 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
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 55% 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
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 55% 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
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 55% 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
1834 Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) - African Development Bank (1834)
For NGOs For Startups Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 50% 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
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 50% No direct funding disbursed. Free membership-based partnership platform. – 2026-03-11 15:53Enriched
1634 World Bank - Clean Cities, Bright Futures (Solid Waste Management) (1634)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Loan / Concessional Finance Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% Varies by instrument: GPRBA results-based grants of US$3–6 million per project; PROBLUE committed US$50 million across 100 activities; $100 million Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond; IFC loans from ~$27 million; IDA/IBRD country loans at larger scale. – 2026-03-11 16:38Enriched
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 45% 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
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 Enriched 45% 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
1722 UNEP Planetary Pollution Fund (1722)
For NGOs For Researchers Multilateral Grant Global Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% Not specified. Rolling contributions accepted; allocation amounts are not disclosed on the page. – 2026-03-11 16:26Enriched
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 45% 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
1830 IUCN Plastic Pollution Programs (Coca-Cola Foundation funded) (1830)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Startups Corporate Multilateral Grant Prize Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 45% 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
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 40% 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
1744 UNIDO Plastic Circular Economy Initiatives (1744)
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 40% 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
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 40% 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
1725 IFC Harmonized Circular Economy Finance Guidelines (1725)
Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Investment Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 35% – Not applicable — guidelines/framework document, not a grant or funding call 2026-03-15 11:52Enriched
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 35% 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
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 35% 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
1801 ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris (1801)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Southeast Asia Capacity Building Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 35% – Unknown 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched
1812 UNDP India Plastic Waste Management Programme (1812)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance India Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
UN / Multilateral Enriched 35% – Unknown 2026-03-15 11:53Enriched
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 35% 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