# Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program

From Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA). 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Upcoming: expected to open 2027.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: NGOs
- Where: Six Dutch Caribbean islands: Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Mangroves, Coasts and oceans, Reforestation 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/dcna-key-habitats-program/
- Funder’s programme page: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Regional programme funding conservation and restoration of mangroves, seagrass, coral reef pressures and tropical dry and wet forests across the six Dutch Caribbean islands. Local conservation organisations apply in competitive rounds; the first round is done and a new call is expected in 2027.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Following a call for proposals that invited conservation organizations across the Dutch Caribbean to submit projects aligned with the program's long-term goals”

Source: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#access

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#amount

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, where:** Six Dutch Caribbean islands: Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten

> “The Key Habitats Program covers all six Dutch Caribbean islands”

Source: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#geography

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, who can apply:** NGOs

> “Following a call for proposals that invited conservation organizations across the Dutch Caribbean to submit projects aligned with the program's long-term goals”

Source: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#applicant_types

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “A new Call for Proposals is expected to open in 2027, offering another opportunity to apply for funding through the Key Habitats Program.”

Source: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#window

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Next call for proposals

Call page: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, Next call for proposals, status:** Upcoming

> “A new Call for Proposals is expected to open in 2027, offering another opportunity to apply for funding through the Key Habitats Program.”

Source: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#call-call-2027-status

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, Next call for proposals, opens:** Expected 2027

> “A new Call for Proposals is expected to open in 2027, offering another opportunity to apply for funding through the Key Habitats Program.”

Source: https://dcnanature.org/projects/keyhabitatsprogram/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#call-call-2027-opens

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, Next call for proposals, deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#call-call-2027-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/dcna-key-habitats-program/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Conservation+%26+Restoration+of+Key+Habitats+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fdcna-key-habitats-program%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
