Calls for Grants and Applications

Open Calls

FMCN has strategic objectives for which we finance and supervise sub-projects implemented by civil society organizations that comply with certain criteria.


The calls are published periodically in this section. If you have an initiative seeking funds, you can find open opportunities here. Make sure your proposal and organization meet the call criteria and objectives.


The initiatives we finance are aligned with FMCN's strategic objectives.

New Ventures | Global Roots

Únete a un viaje de impacto para innovadores audaces que están moldeando el futuro de la biodiversidad.

Global Roots es un programa internacional que brinda visibilidad a emprendedores de biodiversidad impulsados por la innovación.

Beneficios:

  • Conexiones estratégicas a nivel global

  • Mentoría y acompañamiento personalizado

  • Exposición internacional en el FLII 2026 (Mérida, México)

  • Programa probono para startups seleccionadas

¿Qué tipo de startups buscan?

  • Soluciones para la conservación, restauración, monitoreo o uso sostenible de la biodiversidad.

  • Modelos replicables con visión internacional y ambición de crecimiento.

  • Potencial de generar impacto medible en ecosistemas, comunidades o cadenas de valor.

  • Innovación disruptiva con valor tecnológico, financiero o científico.

  • Startups listas para inversión (capital, deuda, fondos, grants, VC, etc.).

  • Fundadores comprometidos, abiertos a retroalimentación y a construir redes globales.

    Aplica en este enlace.

    Deadline: 2025-09-29.

    MAR Fund | Small Grants Program

    The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) is delighted to announce its annual request for proposals (RfP) with two available financial windows:

    1. Traditional Small Grants:
    Supporting Coastal and Marine resources management and protection in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR).

    This RfP will support: 1) Sustainable ventures/businesses with a demonstrable positive impact on the natural resources of the MAR, 2) Resilience of protected areas, coastal communities, and NGOs, 3) Wastewater and solid waste management and 4) Effective conservation and protection of fish spawning aggregations (FSA). This RfP is restricted to specific protected areas.

    2. Reef Rescue Initiative:
    Supporting and strengthening science-based restoration, repopulation, and rehabilitation of coral reefs in the MAR region.

    On its ninth RfP, the Reef Rescue Initiative will promote: 1) Activities that target and respond to coral bleaching, 2) Strategies to prevent and address coral diseases including the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), 3) New techniques for coral reef restoration, repopulation, and rehabilitation, and 4) Coral restoration projects that incorporate sustainable ventures/businesses. This RfP is not restricted to specific protected areas.

    Check out the call here.

    Deadline: 2025-09-09.