Blue Finance Pipeline Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 3 others, at prototype and pilot stage, pre-seed and seed stage. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Global-South, Africa and Asia and 3 others.
ORRAA's Blue Finance Pipeline mobilizes blended finance and ocean-related investments to build climate resilience for 250 million coastal people in the Global South. The programme targets at least $500 million in activated investment by 2030 through ocean-economy and coastal-resilience projects.
About this grant
This grant supports a pipeline of projects mobilising investment in ocean-based and nature-based solutions for coastal communities across the Global South. The initiative aims to activate at least USD $500 million by 2030 to strengthen climate resilience in vulnerable coastal regions across Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Latin America. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, local authorities, large companies and consortia working on coastal resilience or blue economy development. Projects must be at prototype, pilot or scale-mature stage and target climate-vulnerable coastal populations. The funding takes the form of blended finance, project finance or concessional finance instruments. Applications are assessed against alignment with ocean risk and resilience priorities and the capacity to mobilise investment within the pipeline framework.
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Key requirements
- ✓Project must advance ocean-related investment or coastal resilience in Global South
- ✓Alignment with blended-finance structures and risk-sharing mechanisms
- ✓Demonstrated potential to reach climate-vulnerable coastal populations
- ✓Investment readiness or pathway to bankability by 2030
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) offer?
- Blue Finance Pipeline offers $500M.
- Who can apply for Blue Finance Pipeline?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL-SOUTH, AFRICA, ASIA, SE-ASIA, SOUTH-ASIA, LATAM; startup, sme, large-company, nonprofit, social-enterprise, consortium.
Relevant sectors
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Ocean and blue economy funding covers marine conservation, sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, coastal resilience and ocean technology. Support comes from public research bodies, development finance and ocean-focused foundations. Calls often favour projects that involve coastal communities and that can be monitored at sea.
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