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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
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
119 Friends Provident Foundation (119) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:26Irrelevant irrelevant
Below relevance threshold (all themes < 0.2) — Friends Provident Foundation funds economic systems change, financial system reform and economic inequality; no marine conservation or plastic waste focus
130 Defra Marine Recovery Fund (130) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:25Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a grant program for NGOs — UK Marine Recovery Fund is a compensation mechanism where offshore wind developers pay fees to the government (Defra) which then delivers conservation measures; no grants for external organisations to apply for
111 Ocean Conservation Trust (111) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:23Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage — Ocean Conservation Trust is a UK charity that runs conservation programs, not a grant funder offering open calls)
110 Marine Conservation Society (UK) (110) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:23Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage — Marine Conservation Society is a UK charity that campaigns and solicits donations, not a grant funder)
125 UK Overseas Territories Conservation Fund (125) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:22Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a grant program for applicants — this is a funder collaborative inviting philanthropic foundations to contribute to a pooled fund (UK Overseas Territories); no open grant rounds for NGOs to apply to
107 Fauna & Flora International (107) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:22Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage — Fauna and Flora International is a conservation NGO, not a grant funder offering open calls)
467 Funding Circle - Solent Native Oyster Restoration (467) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:05Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (case study about corporate-funded oyster restoration project)
461 WWF UK - Restoration Forth (Oyster Restoration) (461) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:02Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (WWF project page describing their own restoration work)
459 Restoring Wild Oysters to Conwy Bay - Bangor University (459) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:02Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program — news article about a Bangor University project receiving Heritage Fund funding, not a grant opportunity
460 UK & Ireland Native Oyster Network - Restoration Projects (460) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 14:01Irrelevant irrelevant
Not a funding program (network homepage listing restoration projects)
458 UK National Lottery Heritage Fund - Nature Networks Fund (458) UK Expired – 2026-03-15 14:01Expired expired
Nature Networks Fund Round Two closed — application deadline was December 2022, programme is no longer accepting applications
101 Blue Planet Fund (Defra) (101)
For NGOs Government Grant Africa Global Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
UK Enriched – 2026-03-15 10:49Enriched enrich
Active UK government ODA fund with OCEAN Grants Programme open to NGOs; plastic-circular 0.65 (GPAP/CHIPP components in Africa/SE Asia), marine-conservation 0.82 (strong marine NGO fit but ODA regions only)
96 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) - Ocean Program (96)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Capacity Building Climate Education
UK Enriched – 2026-03-15 09:39Enriched enrich
No ocean program found - UK Branch focuses on arts, civil society and climate-health; both theme scores very low (0.05)
93 UKRI / Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) - Marine Programs (93)
For Researchers Research Council Grant Biodiversity Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Research
UK Enriched – 2026-03-15 09:37Enriched enrich
Active research council with marine science scope; partial relevance for marine-conservation (0.45) but primarily academic funder
91 Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Natural World / Marine Grants (91)
For NGOs Foundation Grant Biodiversity Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation
UK Enriched – 2026-03-15 09:37Enriched enrich
Active rolling grant program for UK marine/fishing NGOs with strong marine-conservation relevance (0.8)
98 Defra International Biodiversity Fund (98) UK Error – 2026-03-15 09:36Error error
Page returns 404 Not Found
85 Darwin Initiative (85)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
UK Enriched – 2026-03-15 09:28Enriched enrich
Real UK government grant scheme for biodiversity in LMICs; marine-conservation 0.55 (funds marine ecosystems in Africa/SE Asia but not North/Baltic Sea); plastic-circular 0.25 (right regions but wrong framing)
87 Blue Marine Foundation (87) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant irrelevant
Blue Marine Foundation is a conservation charity implementing its own projects, not a grant-giving funder
89 Arcadia Fund (89) UK Irrelevant – 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant irrelevant
Arcadia Fund does not accept applications; makes grants by proactive selection only
116 Fishtek Marine (116) UK claiming – 2026-03-11 19:11claiming marked-irrelevant
Commercial company, not funding
114 John Ellerman Foundation (114) UK claiming – 2026-03-11 19:11claiming enriched
John Ellerman Foundation - UK charity funder, potential for marine
481 UK Climate and Nature Diplomacy Fund (CNDF) (481) UK claiming – 2026-03-11 15:41claiming marked_irrelevant
Page returns 404, link is dead
482 Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Programme (UK International Development) (482) UK claiming – 2026-03-11 15:41claiming marked_irrelevant
URL returns 404, programme likely discontinued or restructured
483 Innovate UK - Innovation Agency (483) UK claiming – 2026-03-11 15:41claiming marked_irrelevant
General innovation agency homepage, not a specific funding program