# Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica

From Global Environment Facility, run by UNDP Costa Rica (GEF Small Grants Programme). 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 15 September 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $40,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs and Community groups
- Where: Costa Rica
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Run by: UNDP Costa Rica (GEF Small Grants Programme) (https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Mangroves, Wetlands, 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/gef-sgp-costa-rica/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Costa Rica's GEF Small Grants country programme, run by UNDP, funds civil society and community-based organisations restoring fragile ecosystems such as mangroves, reefs, wetlands and forests, and community energy transition projects, with 12 to 18 month projects.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “El PPD recibirá propuestas a la dirección de correo electrónico”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#access

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, amount:** Up to $40,000 USD

> “Se aceptarán propuestas con un monto de financiamiento de hasta US$40.000.”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#amount

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, where:** Costa Rica

> “podrán aplicar iniciativas ubicadas en cualquier lugar del país”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#geography

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, who can apply:** NGOs and Community groups

> “El Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones (PPD) invita a organizaciones, de la sociedad civil (OSC) o base comunitaria (OBC), a concursar por fondos PPD-GEF”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#applicant_types

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Fecha de cierre: 15 de septiembre de 2026, 11:00 p. m. (hora de Costa Rica)”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#window

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#co_finance_required

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, run by:** UNDP Costa Rica (GEF Small Grants Programme)

> “Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (PPD), implementado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) en Costa Rica.”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#administered_by

## The call

### GEF-8 2026 call

Call page: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, GEF-8 2026 call, status:** Closed

> “Estado: Cerrada Fecha de cierre: 15 de septiembre de 2026”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#call-gef-8-2026-status

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, GEF-8 2026 call, deadline:** 15 September 2026, 23:00 (America/Costa_Rica) (the funder writes “15 de septiembre de 2026, 11:00 p. m. (hora de Costa Rica)”)

> “Fecha de cierre: 15 de septiembre de 2026, 11:00 p. m. (hora de Costa Rica)”

Source: https://www.pequenasdonacionescr.org/convocatoria-gef-8-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#call-gef-8-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/#reporting

## Part of a larger programme

[GEF Small Grants Programme](https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp/), from Global Environment Facility.

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones del FMAM - Costa Rica”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-costa-rica/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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