Biodiversity

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Biodiv'Sport Grant Programme 2026: Up to €5,000 From Play for Nature for Conservation NGOs Using Sporting Events to Protect an IUCN Red List Species — Applications Close 16 August 2026

Play for Nature's Biodiv'Sport fund awards grants of up to €5,000 to civil society conservation organisations running sporting events that raise community awareness and protect at least one threatened species on the IUCN Red List, with the 2026 application window running 15 July to 16 August 2026 for projects starting in 2027.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to €5,000 for a first application (Starter level) Deadline: Aug 16, 2026 Location: Worldwide

Biota Awards for Independent Investigators 2027: $300,000 Over Three Years for Early-Career Biodiversity Researchers Connected to Chicago

The Walder Foundation's 2027 Biota Awards provide $300,000 over three years to early-career independent investigators at Illinois research institutions pursuing conservation science with a meaningful connection to the Chicago region.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $300,000 over three years ($100,000 per year) Deadline: Oct 8, 2026 Location: United States

CARN/Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant 2026: Up to $10,000 for Early-Career African Scientists Doing Field Research to Save the White-Bellied, Giant, Black-Bellied, and Ground Pangolin

The Conservation Action Research Network's Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant awards up to US$10,000 to graduate students and early-career professionals who are citizens of eligible African countries for field-based research protecting the continent's four threatened pangolin species, with applications open through 1 August 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$10,000 per project Deadline: Aug 1, 2026 Location: Africa

CEPF Mediterranean Basin Large Grants 2026: US$50,000–US$180,000 for Traditional Land Use and Threatened Plant Conservation, Letters of Inquiry Closing 18 September 2026

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and BirdLife International are accepting letters of inquiry for large grants of US$50,000 to US$180,000 in eight Mediterranean Basin countries, under two strategic directions covering traditional mountain land-use practices and threatened plant conservation, with a hard deadline of midnight EDT on 18 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: US$50,000 to US$180,000 per project Deadline: Sep 18, 2026 Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jordan, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine and Tunisia

Conservation Nation Grant Program 2026: Up to US$5,000 for Early- to Mid-Career Wildlife Conservationists

Conservation Nation’s 2026 Grant Program offered eight early- to mid-career conservationists grants of up to US$5,000 for wildlife conservation, biodiversity protection, habitat preservation, ecosystem stewardship, and community engagement. The application period ended on July 15, 2026, and the portal is closed.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$5,000 per grant; eight grants Deadline: Historical reference Location: Worldwide

Darwin Plus People & Skills Round 14: Up to £100,000 for Two Years of Training, Degrees and Placements for UK Overseas Territory Nationals, Closing 7 September 2026

Defra's Darwin Plus programme is offering grants of up to £100,000 over up to 24 months to fund academic qualifications, placements, exchanges and targeted training for UK Overseas Territory nationals and long-term residents working on the natural environment, with Round 14 applications closing at 22:59 GMT on Monday 7 September 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £100,000 per project Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Location: United Kingdom, Anguilla, Ascension, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands and Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Emprendedores por Naturaleza: Peru’s MINAM–SERNANP Co-Financing Fund for Protected-Area Bionegocios

Emprendedores por Naturaleza is SERNANP’s closed 2026 competition for sustainable enterprises linked to Peru’s protected areas: eight editions awarded a combined S/ 4,630,000, with project ceilings ranging from S/ 30,000 to S/ 60,000.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: Up to S/ 60,000 per project; S/ 4,630,000 across the eight 2026 editions Deadline: Historical reference Location: Peru

Eurofins Foundation Call for Projects 2026: Grants of Up to €25,000 — Capped at 25 Percent of Project Costs — for Health, Environment, STEM Student Support, and Community Work Anywhere in the World, Closing 1 September 2026

The Eurofins Foundation's annual call for projects is open to legally registered organisations worldwide with at least 24 months of operating history, offering one-off grants of up to €25,000 that may cover no more than 25 percent of a project's total cost, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis until 1 September 2026 at 5pm CET.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to €25,000, and no more than 25% of total project costs Deadline: Sep 1, 2026 Location: Worldwide

European Natura 2000 Award (8th Edition) 2026–2027

An EU recognition-focused competition for nonprofit, public, and community organisations improving Natura 2000 site management, with applications open until 30 September 2026 and potential winners receiving a small financial contribution plus high-visibility support.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Small financial contribution for finalists/winners Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: Europe

GEF Integrated Programs in the GEF-9 Cycle (July 2026–June 2030): How Countries and Agencies Actually Get Funded

The Global Environment Facility funds systems-change environmental programs — but there is no public application form and no deadline. Here is how the GEF-9 cycle works, who the applicant really is, and how a concept reaches the pipeline.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: No published per-program range. GEF-8 allocated $1.65 billion across 11 Integrated Programs (now … Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: Global