# Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants

From WIOMSA with Advanced Conservation Strategies, WIOMPAN and Minderoo Foundation, run by Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA). 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 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 29 November 2025; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $200,000 USD (Up to USD 200,000 in total over two years (2026-2028))
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Government bodies, Research institutions and Companies
- Where: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, Comoros, Réunion, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Run by: Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) (https://wiomsa.org/)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Coasts and oceans, Protected areas and Community conservation
- Last checked: 3 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/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/grant-technical-support/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Cohort grants of up to USD 200,000 over two years to strengthen on-the-ground management of marine conservation areas in the Western Indian Ocean, open to site managers such as community groups, non-profits and agencies.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All calls will be made through the news/blog outlets of Hifadhi Blu, WIOMSA and WIOMPAN.”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/grant-technical-support/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#access

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, amount:** Up to $200,000 USD (Up to USD 200,000 in total over two years (2026-2028)). Up to USD 200,000 in total over two years (2026-2028).

> “Each grant will provide up to USD 200,000 total for the two-year period (2026-2028)”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/2025/11/04/new-funding-opportunity-for-marine-conservation-management-hifadhi-blu-call-for-motivation-letters/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#amount

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, where:** Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, Comoros, Réunion, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania

> “Projects must focus on marine conservation sites within the WIO region, covering the following 10 countries: South Africa, Comoros, France (Réunion), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, and Tanzania.”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/grant-technical-support/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#geography

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Government bodies, Research institutions and Companies

> “Local and national non-profits. · Community conservation groups. · Government agencies managing marine sites. · Research organisations with management mandates. · Private entities with formal responsibility for marine conservation sites.”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/grant-technical-support/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#applicant_types

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Stage 1 concept note submissions close at 11.59 pm EAT on the 31st of January 2025.”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/grant-technical-support/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#window

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#co_finance_required

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, run by:** Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)

> “Hifadhi Blu, led by WIOMSA, aims to enhance the management of marine conservation sites in the WIO through grants”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/grant-technical-support/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#administered_by

## The call

### Cohort 2 call for motivation letters

Call page: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/2025/11/04/new-funding-opportunity-for-marine-conservation-management-hifadhi-blu-call-for-motivation-letters/

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, Cohort 2 call for motivation letters, status:** Closed

> “Following a competitive regional call for proposals, nine sites from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius (Rodrigues), Somalia and South Africa were selected”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/2026/07/13/beyond-funding-hifadhi-blu-invests-in-stronger-management-systems-for-ocean-conservation/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#call-cohort-2-motivation-letters-status

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, Cohort 2 call for motivation letters, deadline:** 29 November 2025, 23:59 (Africa/Nairobi) (the funder writes “29 November 2025 at 11:59 PM EAT”)

> “These letters should be submitted via WIOMSA Proposal Central by 29 November 2025 at 11:59 PM EAT.”

Source: https://wiomsa.org/hifadhiblu/2025/11/04/new-funding-opportunity-for-marine-conservation-management-hifadhi-blu-call-for-motivation-letters/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#call-cohort-2-motivation-letters-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Hifadhi Blu Marine Conservation Area Management Grants”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/hifadhi-blu-mca-grants/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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