Coastal and Marine Conservation Grant

About this grant

The Lighthouse Foundation supports projects and measures with a maritime theme that serve as models for replication in other regions of the world. The foundation prioritizes coastal and marine conservation initiatives that enhance awareness of the maritime world and sustainable development. Projects must demonstrate clear contributions to environmental protection while improving living conditions for regional populations. The foundation emphasizes that sustainability and sustainable development are defined according to Agenda 21, and seeks initiatives that treat the natural world as having intrinsic value beyond human resource utilization. Supported activities must be interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral in nature, engage local personalities as driving forces, and generate positive attention through high-profile dissemination. The foundation evaluates projects based on their exemplary function, regional developmental impact, synergistic effects with other donors, and efficient utilization of financial resources to address essential problems in the maritime field.

Eligibility

Applicants must propose projects or measures with a clear maritime theme suitable for replication as models in other regions. Projects must focus on coastal regions as target areas for sustained development in the maritime field. Activities must reflect principles of sustainability and involve interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral approaches. The concerns and engagement of regional populations must be central to the proposal, with local personalities serving as driving forces. Methods and organization must reflect sustainability principles. The foundation reserves the right to apply criteria flexibly to particular cases and explicitly states there is no legal right to eligibility for foundation assistance. Geographic scope is not explicitly restricted but emphasis is on regional populations and coastal development.

How it's scored

The Lighthouse Foundation evaluates applications based on several criteria: maritime theme alignment and suitability as replicable models; visibility and usefulness factor with high-profile dissemination potential; clear description of contributions to foundation goals; generation of recognizable developmental impulses within a regional framework; exemplary function and applicability to other situations in different regions; synergistic effects with other donor commitments while avoiding redundancies; and efficient utilization of financial means relative to contributions to foundation goals and problem-solving. The foundation considers the scope and focus of the resulting contribution and applies criteria individually and flexibly to particular cases.

Key requirements

• ✓Applicant must be a conservation NGO, community NGO, university, educational organization, or government organization
• ✓Project must align with coastal and marine conservation, ocean science, research, teaching, or environmentalism
• ✓International development and ocean sustainability principles must be central to the work

Funder contact

The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Coastal and Marine Conservation?

Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, charity, university, research-institution, local-authority, community-group. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

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.