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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance | Updated | Last Change |
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| 93 | UKRI / Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) - Marine Programs (93) | UK | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 08:51Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.2, 9 tags
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| 91 | Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Natural World / Marine Grants (91) | UK | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 08:51Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.25, 6 tags
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| 85 | Darwin Initiative (85) | UK | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 08:49Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.45, 9 tags
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| 101 | Blue Planet Fund (Defra) (101) | UK | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 08:43Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.55, 11 tags
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| 116 | Fishtek Marine (116) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:42Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program. Fishtek Marine is a UK marine technology company that designs and sells bycatch reduction and sustainable fishing products. Not a funder or grant-making body.
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| 114 | John Ellerman Foundation (114) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:42Irrelevant |
irrelevant
John Ellerman Foundation homepage. Funds UK-based charities across environment, arts, social change - strategy 2025-2030 does not specifically address ocean plastic or circular economy. Not a specific funding program with clear eligibility for Danish organisations.
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| 96 | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) - Ocean Program (96) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:42Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Foundation homepage (Gulbenkian UK Branch). Current strategy 2025-2030 focuses on arts, civil society, and climate - no ocean or plastic waste programs. Not a specific funding program.
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| 481 | UK Climate and Nature Diplomacy Fund (CNDF) (481) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 06:32Irrelevant |
irrelevant
URL returned 404 error - UK Climate and Nature Diplomacy Fund page not found on gov.uk
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| 483 | Innovate UK - Innovation Agency (483) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 06:25Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Organization homepage without a specific open call (Innovate UK council page)
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| 482 | Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Programme (UK International Development) (482) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 06:25Irrelevant |
irrelevant
404 Not Found - page does not exist
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 98 | Defra International Biodiversity Fund (98) | UK | Error | – | 2026-03-15 09:36Error |
error
Page returns 404 Not Found
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| 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
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| 89 | Arcadia Fund (89) | UK | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 09:26Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Arcadia Fund does not accept applications; makes grants by proactive selection only
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