CORDAP Empowering Local Solutions for Coral Conservation 2026

🌟 About CORDAP Empowering Local Solutions for Coral Conservation

The Coral Local Innovation Program (CLIP) is a Small Grants Program from CORDAP that aims to support innovative research and development (R&D) projects addressing local, affordable solutions to coral conservation and restoration challenges in developing countries. These projects are expected to have the potential for scalability and replication in other contexts. The program also places a strong emphasis on capacity development in developing nations.

🎁 Benefits

• Grants of up to USD $100,000 for up to two years.
• Available to eligible applicants from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) as classified by the OECD.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Small Grants Program:

• Location: Applicants must be based in an LMIC. Eligibility is determined using the OECD List of low and middle-income countries (includes both lower-middle and upper-middle income countries; overseas territories and regions of non-LMIC countries are not eligible).
• Employment: Applicants must hold a full-time position with the organization from which they are applying and must demonstrate, with supporting evidence, that the majority of the funds will be allocated to local individuals.
• Collaborators: Co-applicants (unfunded collaborators) from non-LMIC countries are eligible but cannot receive any funding.
• Eligible Organizations:
  • Not-for-profit organizations
  • For-profit organizations
  • Higher education institutions
  • Research institutes
  • Industry and government organizations
    Note: CORDAP cannot make grants directly to individuals.
• Organizational History: Applicant organizations must have been in existence for at least 2 full years by the application submission deadline. Applicants must submit the last 2 years' financial statements from the lead institute/organization at the time of application submission. The lead institute/organization must be registered in an LMIC as defined by the OECD List.
• Proposal Limits:
  • An individual may only serve as the Lead Applicant on one proposal and participate in no more than one additional proposal as a Co-Applicant.
  • An organization can be the Lead Organization on a maximum of 2 proposals but can participate as a partner (co-applicant) in any number of proposals.
• CAP Awardees: CAP awardees/co-investigators/grantees may apply but will require strong justification to receive additional funding through this program.
• CAP 2025 Applicants: Lead applicants in CAP 2025 applications can apply, noting they cannot hold both a CAP 2025 and CLIP 2026 Award.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Deadline: 10 March, 2026
• Interested applicants can apply through the official application portal.

🔗 Application Portal

• View details of CORDAP Empowering Local Solutions for Coral Conservation.
• Apply via the CORDAP Application Portal.

For further details, visit the official website or application portal.

• This program offers grants of up to USD $100,000 for up to two years to eligible applicants from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) as classified by the OECD.