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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)
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| 61 | UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (61) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 08:57Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.45, 6 tags
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 81 | EU Blue Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy (81) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 08:49Enriched |
enriched
top: marine-conservation=0.35, 8 tags
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 1748 | Basel Convention Small Grant Programme on Plastic Waste (1748) | UN / Multilateral | Expired | – | 2026-05-07 03:14Expired |
expired
Programme closed - three rounds of calls (2020, 2020, 2022) completed, 23 projects selected; no new rounds announced
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| 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
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| 1737 | AfDB Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (1737) | UN / Multilateral | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:14Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page returned 404 Not Found error
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 1834 | Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) - African Development Bank (1834) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 03:01Enriched |
enriched
top: plastic-circular=0.45, 8 tags
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| 1835 | UNEP - Circular and POPs-free Plastics in Africa (1835) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-05-07 03:01Enriched |
enriched
top: plastic-circular=0.15, 7 tags
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| 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.
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
|
| 2088 | GEF Small Grants Programme: Country-Level Calls (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya) (2088) | UN / Multilateral | Expired | – | 2026-05-07 01:27Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1642 | World Bank - PROBLUE (Ocean Plastics and Circular Economy) (1642) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 11:01Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.4
|
| 1704 | UNDP Partnership for Preventing Riverine Plastic Pollution - Indonesia (1704) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 11:00Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.65
|
| 1634 | World Bank - Clean Cities, Bright Futures (Solid Waste Management) (1634) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:58Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.45
|
| 1630 | GEF Small Grants Programme - Africa Country Programs (1630) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:56Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.55
|
| 1723 | IFC Circular Economy in Manufacturing (1723) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:50Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.1
|
| 1722 | UNEP Planetary Pollution Fund (1722) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:49Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.2
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| 1734 | AfDB Urban Development and Water and Sanitation Projects (1734) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:48Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.2
|
| 1732 | GEF Small Grants Programme - Ghana (2026 Call for Proposals) (1732) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:47Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.65
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| 1719 | UNEP Special Programme and Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) Fund (1719) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:46Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.3
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| 1717 | UNEP Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) (1717) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:35Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.3
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| 1728 | ADB Circular Economy Initiatives (1728) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:32Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.3
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| 1745 | EBRD Green Economy Financing Facilities (GEFFs) (1745) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:31Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.1
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| 1836 | IFC Accelerating Circular Economy Finance in Emerging Markets (1836) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:27Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.1
|
| 1644 | IFC - Waste Management Investments (Circular Economy) (1644) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:26Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.2
|
| 1663 | UNDP Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions in South and Southeast Asia (1663) | UN / Multilateral | Enriched | – | 2026-04-20 10:02Enriched |
scored
profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.55
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