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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
1770 Grant Awards for Circular Economy Businesses in Plastic Packaging and E-Waste - East and Southern Africa (1770)
For NGOs For Startups Government Multilateral Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
International Expired – 2026-03-17 12:59Expired expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
200 NOAA Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program (200) International Expired – 2026-03-15 14:25Expired expired
Program closed February 10, 2021. NOAA PIRO Pacific Islands region only. No future rounds indicated.
1643 Matching Grants Facility for Circular Economy in East and Southern Africa (1643)
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Foundation Accelerator Grant Africa Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
International Expired – 2026-03-15 13:24Expired expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
667 MAR Fund Request for Proposals 2025 (667)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Grant Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
International Expired – 2026-03-15 13:13Expired expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
733 Lloyd Register Foundation - Maritime Connected Funding (733)
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Global Blue Economy Capacity Building Marine Conservation
International Expired – 2026-03-15 12:59Expired expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
718 GOOS Global Ocean Observing System - Calls for Proposals (718) International Expired – 2026-03-15 12:57Expired expired
Call for proposals with extended deadline January 20, 2025. Now expired.
1769 Caribbean 2nd Call for Circular Economy Projects Against Marine Pollution (1769)
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Foundation Government Grant Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
International Expired – 2026-03-15 11:53Expired expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
1759 ZUG Advisory Project on Marine Litter - Call 2025 (1759)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
International Expired – 2026-03-15 11:53Expired expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
1802 JICA Waste Management and Marine Plastic Cooperation in SE Asia (1802) International Expired – 2026-03-15 11:22Expired expired
URL returns 404, page no longer accessible
1631 UNDP South Africa Plastics Innovation Programme (1631) International Expired – 2026-03-15 10:58Expired expired
Deadline was September 30, 2025 — now passed. Real funding program with strong plastic-circular relevance (grants up to $30,000 for plastic innovation in South Africa, open to NGOs/CBOs).
1756 Rethinking Plastics - Circular Economy Solutions to Marine Litter (1756) International Expired – 2026-03-15 10:35Expired expired
Expertise France Rethinking Plastics project officially closed July 2022, no open call
1927 Afri-Plastics Challenge - Sub-Saharan Africa (1927) International Expired – 2026-03-11 22:28Expired expired
The Afri-Plastics Challenge has concluded. All three strands (Accelerating Growth, Creating Solutions, Promoting Change) are closed. Nine winners were announced at the Afri-Plastics Summit and Awards in Nairobi and awarded a total of £4.1 million. No future rounds are planned or announced.
1889 USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Program (1889) International Expired – 2026-03-11 21:54Expired expired
The USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program ran from August 2019 to 2024. The original USAID program page returns a 404 error. Closing ceremonies were held in multiple countries in 2024 (e.g., Indonesia in April 2024, Sri Lanka program ended in 2024). The $48 million program has concluded with no indication of future rounds or successor programs accepting applications.
193 Bertarelli Foundation Marine Science Programme (UN Ocean Decade) (193) International Expired – 2026-03-11 19:09Expired expired
Program duration was March 1, 2021 – March 1, 2025. Status listed as 'Completed' on the UN Ocean Decade actions page. No indication of future rounds or continuation.