# BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants From Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it. - Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 30 September 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: Up to $50,000 USD - Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Research institutions and Government bodies - Where: Bahamas - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read - Restoration approach (our classification): Coasts and oceans, Mangroves, Protected areas and Community conservation - Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day. How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below. - Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/ - Funder’s programme page: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/ Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants of up to USD 50,000 from the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund, financed through the Bahamas marine debt conversion, for community marine protected areas, mangrove work, coastal resilience and blue economy projects. Concepts are invited in calls, then shortlisted for full proposals. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “Interested organizations should complete the concept application through the BPAF online portal no later than 11:59 pm EST on September 30th, 2026.” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#access **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, amount:** Up to $50,000 USD > “The maximum funding available for successful projects will be $50,000.00(USD).” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#amount **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, where:** Bahamas > “to ensure sustainable financing into perpetuity for the management of the Bahamas National Protected Areas System” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#geography **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Research institutions and Government bodies > “Legally registered NGOs or CBOs with the Registrar General Office and must have been registered for at least one year prior to September 2026. Local academic institutions and research organizations Government Agencies and departments” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#applicant_types **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Applicants have 30 days from the start of the call for proposals to submit their concept applications” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#window **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#co_finance_required ## The call ### Third call for project concepts Call page: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/ **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, Third call for project concepts, status:** Closed > “Closing Date: September 30th, 2026, at 11:55pm EST” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#call-third-call-2026-status **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, Third call for project concepts, opens:** 1 September 2026 > “Opening Date: September 1st 2026, at 9:00am EST” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#call-third-call-2026-opens **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, Third call for project concepts, deadline:** 30 September 2026, 23:59 (EST) (the funder writes “11:59 pm EST on September 30th, 2026”) > “complete the concept application through the BPAF online portal no later than 11:59 pm EST on September 30th, 2026.” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#call-third-call-2026-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants, reporting:** Periodic progress reports (narrative and financial) and final narrative and financial reports, with lessons learned and a financial audit or report for the whole project. > “All grant awardees are required to provide periodic progress reports and a final report at the end of the project.” Source: https://bahamasprotected.com/cfp-debt-conversion-marine-conservation-program-third-call/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “BPAF Marine Conservation Program Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/bpaf-marine-conservation-grants/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them. ## Something wrong? Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+BPAF+Marine+Conservation+Program+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fbpaf-marine-conservation-grants%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+BPAF+Marine+Conservation+Program+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fbpaf-marine-conservation-grants%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction