# Blue Grants Fund

From Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT). 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: Windows each year: Opens each April for a six-week application window. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to SCR 2,000,000 SCR (Small grants up to SCR 100,000, medium up to 1 million, large up to 2 million)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Individuals, Companies and Government bodies
- Where: Seychelles
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Coasts and oceans, 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/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grant round for Seychellois-led projects in marine conservation, habitat rehabilitation, sustainable fisheries and blue-economy work, with small, medium and large grant sizes. Overseas-based applicants are not eligible.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Blue Grants Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Every year in April, SeyCCAT opens a 6-week application window for the submission of project proposals under the Blue Grants Fund.”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#access

**Blue Grants Fund, amount:** Up to SCR 2,000,000 SCR (Small grants up to SCR 100,000, medium up to 1 million, large up to 2 million). Small grants up to SCR 100,000, medium up to 1 million, large up to 2 million.

> “Our grant sizes are small up to (SCR 100,000), medium (up to 1 Million) and large (up to 2 Million).”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#amount

**Blue Grants Fund, where:** Seychelles

> “The Blue Grants Fund (BGF) provides funding to innovative Seychellois-led projects that advance marine conservation, sustainable fisheries, and other key areas within the blue economy sector.”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#geography

**Blue Grants Fund, who can apply:** NGOs, Individuals, Companies and Government bodies

> “ALL CITIZENS OF SEYCHELLES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT / AGENCIES PARASTATAL ORGANISATION LOCALLY-REGISTERED NGOS (MUST BE REGISTERED FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR) BUSINESSES WITH MAJORITY SEYCHELLOIS OWNERSHIP”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/who-can-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#applicant_types

**Blue Grants Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Every year in April, SeyCCAT opens a 6-week application window for the submission of project proposals under the Blue Grants Fund.”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#window

**Blue Grants Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Annual Blue Grants Fund call

Call page: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/

**Blue Grants Fund, Annual Blue Grants Fund call, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Important Note: Applications are currently closed.”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#call-annual-call-status

**Blue Grants Fund, Annual Blue Grants Fund call, dates each year:** Opens each April for a six-week application window

> “Every year in April, SeyCCAT opens a 6-week application window for the submission of project proposals under the Blue Grants Fund.”

Source: https://seyccat.org/blue-grants-fund/about-the-bgf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#call-annual-call-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Blue Grants Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Blue Grants Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/seyccat-blue-grants-fund/. 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+Blue+Grants+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fseyccat-blue-grants-fund%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+Blue+Grants+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fseyccat-blue-grants-fund%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