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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 Updated Last Change
56 UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge (56) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 09:01Irrelevant irrelevant
Page returns 404 error — URL no longer exists (confirmed on second attempt)
64 Green Climate Fund (GCF) (64) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:56Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (Green Climate Fund funder homepage, not a direct open call for NGOs)
67 IUCN Marine and Polar Programme (67) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:56Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (IUCN Marine and Polar thematic page, not a funding call)
70 Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) (70) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:56Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (Global Fund for Coral Reefs funder homepage, no specific open call)
54 GEF International Waters Focal Area (54) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:56Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (GEF International Waters topic/theme page, not an open call)
58 World Bank PROBLUE (58) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:56Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (World Bank PROBLUE funder program overview page, not direct NGO grant call)
77 Ocean Climate Fund (77) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:45Irrelevant irrelevant
Platform behind login wall (HubCulture social network) — no open call visible, not a grant program
75 Ocean Foundation Projects (75) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 08:45Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program — organization projects listing page (fiscal sponsorship host, not an open grant call)
1660 Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management - ADB (1660) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:29Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (ADB linked document redirected to ADB homepage; URL points to government implementation document for Swachh Bharat Mission, no open call for external applicants)
1690 Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 - Public Development Banks Coalition (1690) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:24Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a fundable program for external applicants — this is an ADB news announcement about the Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0, a EUR 3 billion commitment by public development banks for internal sovereign lending/investment. No open call or application process for NGOs or nonprofits.
1674 World Bank - Cambodia Solid Waste and Plastic Management Improvement Project (1674) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:22Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is a World Bank blog post (June 2023) about regional plastic pollution approaches in Southeast Asia. No open call for applications.
1670 UNDP India Plastic Waste Management Project (1670) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:21Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program open for applications — this is a UNDP India project page describing an internal UNDP-managed project (2018-2031). No external grant or call for proposals.
1725 IFC Harmonized Circular Economy Finance Guidelines (1725) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:19Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program — IFC Harmonized Circular Economy Finance Guidelines (May 2025) is a taxonomy/framework document for financial institutions; no grant call, no application process
1720 World Bank Municipal Solid Waste Management Support (1720) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:18Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program — World Bank IEG evaluation report (Approach Paper 2020) on municipal solid waste management; a research/policy document, not an open grant call
1705 UNEP-IETC Japan Supplementary Budget Projects on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management (1705) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:17Irrelevant irrelevant
Not an open grant call — project description page for completed UNEP-IETC Japan Supplementary Budget projects (JSB 2022, JSB 2023), no application process available
1744 UNIDO Plastic Circular Economy Initiatives (1744) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:14Irrelevant irrelevant
Not an open call - UNIDO Plastic Circular Economy is a thematic programme area page; projects are implemented through member state engagement, no open call for external NGO applicants
1731 ADB Clean Cities Urban Development (1731) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:14Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program - ADB Urban Development topic overview page, not an open call or grant program
1737 AfDB Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (1737) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:14Irrelevant irrelevant
Page returned 404 Not Found error
1740 AfDB Green Bonds and Sustainable Bond Framework (1740) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:14Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program - AfDB Green Bonds page redirects to homepage, no open call for external applicants
1812 UNDP India Plastic Waste Management Programme (1812) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:04Irrelevant irrelevant
Page returned 404 error (UNDP India plastic waste management URL is dead)
1804 World Bank SEA-MaP: SE Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (1804) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:04Irrelevant irrelevant
Page returned 404 error (World Bank press release URL is dead)
1801 ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris (1801) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:03Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (ASEAN policy framework page from 2019, describes an inter-governmental framework document, not an open call for applications)
1798 ADB Plastic Marine Debris Reduction Program Indonesia (1798) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 03:03Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (news article/press release about an ADB loan approval for Indonesia government program)
1830 IUCN Plastic Pollution Programs (Coca-Cola Foundation funded) (1830) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 02:57Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program — IUCN organizational "Our Work" topic page about plastic pollution. No grants or calls for proposals available.
1878 Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments (1878) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 02:54Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (Basel Convention regulatory framework overview page, not an open call for proposals)
1877 UNIDO Circular Economy Program for Developing Countries (1877) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 02:54Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (2017 UNIDO informational PDF about circular economy principles, not a grant call)
1875 GEF LAC Cities - Marine Plastics Reduction through Circular Economy (1875) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 02:54Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (IWLearn news article describing a GEF project, not an open funding call)
1879 UN PAGE - Partnership for Action on Green Economy (1879) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 02:47Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (news article about PAGE Green Industry Summer School event)
1874 GEF International Waters - Plastic Pollution Programs (1874) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-05-07 02:47Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (GEF Voices feature story / news article about an environmental consultant)
1688 ADB - Financing Plastic Circularity in Asia and the Pacific (1688) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 10:58Irrelevant irrelevant
ADB publication page about a strategic report on plastic circularity financing in Asia-Pacific - knowledge product, not a funding program
1639 World Bank - Global Partnership for Results-Based Approaches (GPRBA) (1639) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 10:58Irrelevant irrelevant
This is a retrospective case study (2022) documenting a completed OBA project in Nepal (2013-2017), not an active funding program
1689 ADB - Blue Loan for PT ALBA Tridi Plastics Recycling Indonesia (1689) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 10:57Irrelevant irrelevant
Page is a research publication/brief about plastic circularity financing, not a funding program
1695 ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris 2021-2025 (1695) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 10:48Irrelevant irrelevant
ASEAN policy document/action plan publication, not a funding call
1750 UN Global Plastics Treaty Implementation Funding (Proposed Mechanisms) (1750) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 10:33Irrelevant irrelevant
News article about UN Plastics Treaty financing negotiations, not a funding program
84 Conservation Finance Alliance - GFCR Partnership (84) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:28Irrelevant irrelevant
CFA page is informational about the GFCR investment plan partnership, not a direct grant application program; applications go through the GFCR official website, not CFA
82 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) UN Ocean Decade Programme (82) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant irrelevant
Networking/capacity-building platform for early career ocean professionals, not a grant-giving funding program
83 Ocean Decade Heritage Network (83) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant irrelevant
Awareness and coordination network for underwater cultural heritage under UN Ocean Decade, no grants offered
73 UNEP Funding and Partnerships for Ocean Protection (73) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:20Irrelevant irrelevant
UNEP Funding and Partnerships is an institutional page about how UNEP receives money from member states - not a grant program for NGOs to apply to
71 UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (71) UN / Multilateral Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:18Irrelevant irrelevant
UNESCO IOC is an intergovernmental coordination body homepage - not a direct funding program for NGOs; works through member state programs