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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance | Updated | Last Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1095 | [PDF] The Nordic Sustainable Blue Economy Study Funding sources - Nefco (1095) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-19 09:43Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1084 | Baltic and North Sea Basin - Call for Community-Led Actions ... (1084) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 260 | Nordic Marine Think Tank (NMTT) (260) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:26Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (think tank organization homepage — domain unresolvable)
|
| 263 | Innovation Norway - Blue Economy / Blue Growth Strategy (263) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:21Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program for NGOs (organization homepage) — Innovation Norway is a government agency providing grants and loans to Norwegian businesses for innovation and internationalization; it funds companies in ocean industries, not environmental conservation NGOs
|
| 262 | HELCOM SeaBas - Baltic Sea Action Plan Implementation (262) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:20Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program for external applicants — HELCOM SEABAS is an Interreg Baltic Sea Region project run by HELCOM Secretariat with pre-selected institutional partners (universities, government agencies); it is a collaborative research project, not an open grant call for NGOs
|
| 261 | Finnish Ministry of Environment - Marine Protected Area Expansion (Eastern Gulf of Finland) (261) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:20Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (news/press release) — This is a Finnish government announcement about expanding the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park to marine areas; it is a government internal project, not a grant call for external applicants
|
| 259 | Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) (259) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:19Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a direct funding program for NGOs — SBEP is a transnational research partnership framework for academic researchers; funds flow through national research councils, not directly to conservation NGOs; the specific SBEP 2025 call is covered by program 278 (Innovation Fund Denmark)
|
| 293 | Icelandic Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) (293) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:19Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — MFRI (Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) is an Icelandic government research institution; this is their organization homepage, not a grant program
|
| 258 | BlueActionBANOS - Baltic and North Sea Ocean Restoration (258) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:19Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.9, 15 tags
|
| 292 | Danish Coastal Fisheries Investment Grants (Investeringer i Kystfiskeri) (292) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:18Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Below relevance threshold — Danish Coastal Fisheries Investment Grants target commercial coastal fishers for vessel/equipment investments; not applicable to marine conservation or plastic circular economy NGOs
|
| 324 | Horizon Europe Association - Faroe Islands (324) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:18Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (EU information page about Faroe Islands association to Horizon Europe, not a grant call)
|
| 291 | Grieg Foundation - Marine Conservation and Social Impact (291) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:18Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not an open funding program — Grieg Foundation company page; foundation selects partners by invitation; not an open grant call for applications
|
| 290 | NordForsk - Nordic Research and Innovation Programme for Sustainable Aquaculture (290) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:18Expired |
expired
Programme ended 2024 — NordForsk Nordic Research and Innovation Initiative for Sustainable Aquaculture ran 2019-2024 and is now closed with no new funding rounds
|
| 323 | Research Council Faroe Islands - National Funding Programmes (323) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:18Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.45, 7 tags
|
| 289 | Carlsberg Foundation - Environmental Science and Marine Research Grants (289) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:18Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is a page showing a specific funded project (CF19-0407 Fish and fisheries) on the Carlsberg Foundation website; not an open grant call; Carlsberg Foundation primarily funds academic researchers, not NGOs
|
| 257 | Nordic Energy Research - Marine Renewables and Arctic Energy (257) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:17Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Below relevance threshold (all themes < 0.2) — Nordic Energy Research is an energy research institution (hydrogen, energy efficiency, energy policy) under the Nordic Council of Ministers; no marine conservation or plastic waste funding for NGOs
|
| 288 | AVS R&D Fund of the Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries (288) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:17Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Below relevance threshold — AVS R&D Fund targets Icelandic fishing industry; only available in Icelandic; focuses on commercial fisheries value-adding research, not applicable to marine conservation or plastic circular economy NGOs
|
| 256 | Nordic Development Fund (NDF) (256) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:17Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Below relevance threshold (all themes < 0.2) — NDF focuses on climate finance in developing countries (Africa, Asia, Latin America); no Baltic Sea or Nordic marine conservation programs; not applicable for NGOs in Denmark/Baltic region
|
| 322 | Faroe Islands Fisheries Research Fund (Restructured) (322) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:17Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.4, 7 tags
|
| 287 | Danish Coastal Protection Fund - Climate Adaptation Plan (287) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:17Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is a news article on State of Green about a Danish government coastal adaptation plan; not an open grant program
|
| 255 | NEFCO - Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (255) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:16Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a specific funding program (organization homepage) — NEFCO is an international finance institution; its specific BSAP Fund was already processed as program 250. Main homepage covers financing for Nordic SMEs and municipalities, not direct NGO grants.
|
| 286 | DNB Sustainability Fund - Ocean Economy Impact Investment (286) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:16Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — DNB Savings/Funds page is a commercial banking investment product, not a grant program; page also returns 404
|
| 254 | Academy of Finland - Marine and Environmental Research Funding (254) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:16Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a specific funding program (organization homepage) — Academy of Finland is a public research funder for academic/scientific projects at Finnish universities, not for environmental NGOs; no marine-specific open call found
|
| 285 | Green Program for Transition of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Denmark) (285) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:16Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.6, 7 tags
|
| 253 | Business Finland - Maritime Innovation and Sustainable Blue Economy R&D (253) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:16Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage) — Business Finland is a Finnish government innovation agency that funds Finnish companies for R&D and business growth; no specific marine/ocean grant program for NGOs
|
| 321 | MARiNAO - Marine Research in the North Atlantic Ocean Program (321) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:16Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.55, 8 tags
|
| 252 | Sitra - Finnish Innovation Fund (Circular Economy and Blue Bioeconomy) (252) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:15Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage) — Sitra is a Finnish innovation think tank that conducts foresight work and organizes events like WCEF; it does not offer open grant calls for external NGOs
|
| 284 | Icelandic Technology Development Fund (284) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:15Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Below relevance threshold — Icelandic Technology Development Fund targets industry innovation for Icelandic businesses/universities; not applicable to marine conservation NGOs or plastic circular economy organizations outside Iceland
|
| 251 | Alandsbanken Baltic Sea Project (251) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:15Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.8, 9 tags
|
| 283 | Enova - Green Maritime Funding (283) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:15Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not applicable to NGOs — Enova funds energy technology transitions primarily for businesses and industry; maritime funding is for vessel/equipment owners, not marine conservation or circular economy NGOs
|
| 320 | Faroe Marine Research Institute (FAMRI/Havstovan) (320) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:14Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Faroe Marine Research Institute organization homepage)
|
| 282 | Danish EMFAF Fund - European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (Denmark) (282) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:14Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.65, 9 tags
|
| 319 | European Ocean Pact - Investing in Blue Bioeconomy (CBE JU) (319) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:14Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (CBE JU news article about the European Ocean Pact policy initiative launch)
|
| 250 | NEFCO Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund (BSAP Fund) (250) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:13Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.72, 8 tags
|
| 318 | EABA - EUR 1.8M European Funding Call for Seaweed Innovation (318) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:13Expired |
expired
I3-4-SEAWEED Open Call deadline was 22 October 2025 (past). This is a news article about the call, not the call itself.
|
| 317 | Nordic Council of Ministers - Green Revolution in the Ocean Publication (317) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:12Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Nordic Council of Ministers publication/report, not a grant or call)
|
| 281 | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation - General Research Funding Including Environment (281) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:12Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not applicable to NGOs — KAW Foundation funds academic researchers and universities in Sweden only; not a program open to marine conservation NGOs
|
| 316 | MarinREP Norway - Marine Reparative Ecosystem Projects (316) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:12Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Norwegian NGO organization homepage for marine ecosystem restoration)
|
| 315 | Kelpinor - Norwegian Commercial Seaweed Biostimulant Export (315) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:12Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (trade news article about Kelpinor first commercial export)
|
| 280 | Icelandic Research Fund (Rannis) (280) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:11Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.35, 7 tags
|
| 314 | MOBI Project - Swedish Seaweed for Building Materials (Axfoundation) (314) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:11Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (news article about the MOBI seaweed building materials project, not an open call)
|
| 404 | Kone Foundation - Grants for Research and Arts (Herlin Family) (404) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:11Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.35, 9 tags
|
| 313 | Ocean Rainforest - Faroese Seaweed Cultivation Projects Overview (313) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:11Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (company website listing their own research projects, not an open call)
|
| 312 | North Sea Farmers - Amazon Right Now Climate Fund Seaweed Farm (312) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:11Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (news article about first harvest at a seaweed farm)
|
| 309 | ForSea - Formulation of Seaweeds as High-Value Ingredients (Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership) (309) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:11Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (description of a funded research project ForSea, not an open call or grant opportunity)
|
| 308 | EU4Algae - European Algae Initiative Platform (308) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:10Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (EU platform/initiative for algae sector networking and knowledge sharing, not a grant or call)
|
| 405 | Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation - Environmental Research Grants (405) | Nordic | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:10Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a distinct funding program (general eligibility/criteria overview page for the Nessling Foundation, not a specific current call)
|
| 406 | Nessling Foundation - Small Funding for Civil Society Sustainability (406) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:10Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.45, 9 tags
|
| 407 | Nessling Foundation - Doctoral Thesis Funding (Environmental) (407) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:09Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.35, 8 tags
|
| 409 | Novo Nordisk Foundation - Project Grants for Societal Learning for the Green Transition (409) | Nordic | Enriched | – | 2026-03-15 14:08Enriched |
enriched
top: plastic-circular=0.2, 7 tags
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