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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance | Updated | Last Change |
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| 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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| 525 | BlueActionBANOS - Ocean Restoration Funding (Baltic/North Sea) (525) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
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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| 1770 | Grant Awards for Circular Economy Businesses in Plastic Packaging and E-Waste - East and Southern Africa (1770) | International | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1851 | SWITCH-2-CE Grants for Circular Economy Businesses in Africa (1851) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1955 | SWITCH to Circular Economy in East and Southern Africa - Call for Projects (1955) | – | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 2002 | Grant Awards and Technical Assistance for Circular Economy Businesses in Plastic Packaging and E-Waste - East and Southern Africa (2002) | – | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 2065 | SWITCH-2-CE East and Southern Africa - Call for Projects (2065) | – | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 2233 | SWITCH-2-CE in ESA: Grant Awards for Circular Economy Businesses (Plastic & E-Waste, East & Southern Africa) (2233) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 2249 | ECIV Open Call 1 — Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Projects (2249) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-17 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 162 | Interreg Europe Programme 2021-2027 (162) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:25Expired |
expired
Programme fully committed — website states "All our funds have been committed. We are not planning any more open calls." for the 2021-2027 period.
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| 234 | NBank - Strengthening Maritime Cluster Economy and Offshore Wind Energy (234) | Lower Saxony | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:25Expired |
expired
Programme budget exhausted — page states no further funding is possible due to depletion of available funds (EFRE 2014-2020 funding period ended)
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| 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.
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| 124 | BlueBio ERA-NET Cofund Portal - Blue Bioeconomy Project Database (124) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:21Expired |
expired
BlueBio ERA-NET Cofund portal — program concluded in 2024, no new calls planned; portal now archived
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| 123 | ERA-NET BlueBio Cofund - Blue Bioeconomy Research and Innovation (123) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:21Expired |
expired
ERA-NET BlueBio Cofund concluded in May 2024 — all calls closed, program permanently ended per JPI Oceans announcement
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 560 | Horizon Europe: Coral Reefs & Associated Ecosystems Conservation (CL6-2025-BIODIV-07) (560) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:07Expired |
expired
Call HORIZON-CL6-2025-01 closed on 17/09/2025, evaluation results published February 2026
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| 561 | Horizon Europe: Marine Ecosystem Dynamic Processes Modelling (CL6-2025-BIODIV-05) (561) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:07Expired |
expired
Call HORIZON-CL6-2025-01 closed on 17/09/2025, evaluation results published February 2026
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| 562 | Horizon Europe: Sustainable Fisheries Monitoring Technologies (CL6-2025-FARM2FORK-09) (562) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:07Expired |
expired
Call HORIZON-CL6-2025-01 closed on 17/09/2025, evaluation results published February 2026
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| 563 | Horizon Europe: Ocean-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus & Marine CDR (CL6-2025-CLIMATE-01) (563) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:07Expired |
expired
Call HORIZON-CL6-2025-01 closed on 17/09/2025, evaluation results published February 2026
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| 509 | EU Förderung Marine Plastic Litter Toolbox (LIFE/Horizon) (509) | eu_program | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:06Expired |
expired
Horizon Europe call HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-02 deadline was 24 September 2025; targeted at consortia of public authorities, not NGOs
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| 469 | GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) - Plastics and Solid Waste Management (469) | multilateral | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:05Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 506 | BMUV Förderprogramm zur Bekämpfung von Meeresmüll (506) | government_de | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:05Expired |
expired
Application deadline expired (22 April 2025); BMUV page shows "Antragsfrist: abgelaufen"
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| 500 | BIM Sustainable Aquaculture Scheme (Ireland) (500) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:03Expired |
expired
Call closed 25 September 2025; Ireland-only scheme for licensed aquaculture operators under EMFAF 2020-2027; not relevant for Danish/Baltic NGOs
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| 499 | EU Horizon Europe Aquaculture Program (499) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:03Expired |
expired
Horizon Europe call Cluster 6 aquaculture (HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-10) deadline was 16 September 2025 — status on page is Closed
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| 453 | USACE Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Project Monitoring Grant (453) | government | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 14:03Expired |
expired
Specific USACE cooperative agreement from 2016 with closing date August 19, 2016 — fully expired single award
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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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| 529 | USDA NIFA - Aquaculture Research & Infrastructure (529) | government | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:31Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1840 | Interreg Europe - Circular Economy Resource Optimization Call (1840) | EU | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:29Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1643 | Matching Grants Facility for Circular Economy in East and Southern Africa (1643) | International | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:24Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 667 | MAR Fund Request for Proposals 2025 (667) | International | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:13Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 644 | GFCR Capitalisation - Blended Finance for Coral Reefs (644) | Impact Investor | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:12Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 1984 | Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) - 6th Call for Main and Small-scale Capacity Building Projects (1984) | – | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:10Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 2111 | NICFI Civil Society — Forests and Indigenous Rights 2026-2028 (2111) | government | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 13:10Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 733 | Lloyd Register Foundation - Maritime Connected Funding (733) | International | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:59Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 716 | XPRIZE Shell Ocean Discovery Competition (716) | accelerator | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:57Expired |
expired
Concluded prize competition 2015-2018, awarded to GEBCO-NF team. No future rounds.
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| 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.
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| 726 | Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE (726) | accelerator | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:57Expired |
expired
Competition ran 2013-2016, already completed. Prize was awarded to Sunburst Sensors. No future rounds indicated.
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| 723 | NOAA Ocean Enterprise Accelerators (IOOS) (723) | accelerator | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:56Expired |
expired
The funding opportunity is closed. Four accelerators were awarded in Phase 2 (December 2024). The page describes existing awardees, not an open competition.
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| 722 | NOAA Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators (IRA) (722) | accelerator | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:56Expired |
expired
Funding opportunity explicitly stated as closed on the page (launched July 10, 2023, now closed). Funded 4 accelerators with $54M total - no future rounds indicated.
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| 808 | Australia Sea Country Indigenous Protected Areas Program (808) | government | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:39Expired |
expired
Grant round completed: 10 projects were announced in May 2022 and funded. The $9.7M program was fully allocated. Page last updated August 2025 with no indication of a new round.
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| 873 | Hatch Blue - CREST Accelerator (873) | accelerator | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:36Expired |
expired
CREST Accelerator was a 2024 program (US-focused, 9 selected ventures). Listed as past program on Hatch Blue programs page. No future rounds announced.
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| 871 | Hatch Blue - Blue Catalyst Program (871) | accelerator | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:31Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 880 | UBA CAPonLITTER - Marine Litter Prevention (880) | Federal (DE) | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:24Expired |
expired
Project completed January 2023. CAPonLITTER was an EU Interreg funded project (ended 31.01.2023), not an open funding program.
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| 907 | Norway aquaculture industry research grant - scientifyRESEARCH (907) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:23Expired |
expired
Grant closed — deadline was 27 February 2026, page confirms "The grant has closed"
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| 905 | Call for proposals: Sustainable fisheries from healthy seas - NordForsk (905) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:23Expired |
expired
Call ended — deadline was 28 May 2024, status marked "Ended" on NordForsk website
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| 977 | Nordic Atlantic Cooperation Fund - Orkney (977) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:20Expired |
expired
auto-expired: fixed deadline passed
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| 942 | 22/09/2021: Romania, Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and ICT (942) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:18Expired |
expired
Deadline was 22 September 2021, EEA Norway Grants 2014-2021 Romania SMEs Growth programme, second call for proposals
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| 943 | Greece - Business Innovation | EEA and Norway Grants (943) | Nordic | Expired | – | 2026-03-15 12:18Expired |
expired
Programme finalised/closed in 2024, budget exhausted, no more open calls foreseen - Greece Business Innovation EEA Grants 2014-2021
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