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SFOP0009682: Small Grants Program to Address Plastic Pollution

Closed Closed June 30, 2023 Opportunity SFOP0009682

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific notices from 2023.

Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific offered grants of up to $641,975 (at least $641,975) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $641,975 in total. Applications closed on June 30, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 21, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 18, 2023
DeadlineJune 30, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

OES welcomes applications from U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO); Public International Organizations; Foreign Public Organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

To develop and manage a small grants program to increase public participation in reducing plastic pollution and improving management of plastic waste across the lifecycle of plastics.

Category: Environment.

Who has won Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (19.017) awarded $1.8 billion across 216 grant awards, an average of $8.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentDistrict of Columbia9$1.3 billion
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency5$138 million
Bndes3$53.5 million
United Nations Capital Development FundNew York1$44.6 million
United Nations Environment Programme11$32.3 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($1.4 billion), New York ($77.1 million), Massachusetts ($5.0 million), Colorado ($4.4 million), California ($3.0 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is SFOP0009682 still open?

No. It closed on June 30, 2023.

Who can apply for Small Grants Program to Address Plastic Pollution?

Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Small Grants Program to Address Plastic Pollution?

Closed June 30, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $641,975 each. About $641,975 in total for one award.

Who has won Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Bndes. The program made 216 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.

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