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PADI AWARE Foundation Community Grant Program

From PADI AWARE Foundation

Small grants for grassroots ocean projects by PADI Dive Centers and small non-profits, covering marine protected areas, vulnerable marine species, coral reef recovery, marine debris and the dive industry's carbon footprint.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Upcoming

Expected to open 2027

The funder says: “The next round opens in 2027 and dates will be posted here once they are confirmed.”

Go to the funder’s call pageChecked 1 Nov 2026Source: padi.com · grant funding criteria

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from padi.com · grant funding criteria unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

All potential applicants will be required to complete an initial Eligibility Quiz.

Amount

Up to $10,000 USD

The maximum grant amount is $10,000 USD.

Where

Not found on the pages we read

Who can apply

NGOs and Companies

PADI AWARE Foundation is open to funding non-profit ocean conservation-related organizations and/or PADI Dive Centers.

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

The next round opens in 2027 and dates will be posted here once they are confirmed.

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Coasts and oceans, Protected areas, Species conservation and Community conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

Upcoming

2027 round

Expected 2027
Call page
Status

Upcoming

The next round opens in 2027 and dates will be posted here once they are confirmed.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: padi.com · grant funding criteria
Opens

Expected 2027

The next round opens in 2027 and dates will be posted here once they are confirmed.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: padi.com · grant funding criteria
Deadline

Not found on the call page

Ready to apply to 2027 round?Go to the funder’s call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Grantees submit an online Project Report on the project's outcomes, due within one month of the project's end.

All grantees are expected, as part of their funding agreement, to provide a Project Report on the outcomes of the agreed upon project at the end of the funding cycle.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: padi.com · grant funding criteria

From the builders of this site: Restoration Scope makes software for reporting to funders like this one.

Something wrong?

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