Applications are open for UNDP Global Plastics Innovation Programme. The United Nations Development Programme is seeking applications for Global Plastics Innovation Programme to support innovative solutions to address plastic pollution.
Nigeria’s National Policy on Plastic Waste Management (2020) highlights the need for new technologies, behavioral shifts, and systems-level approaches to transition toward circularity. But top-down strategies alone are not enough. Solving this challenge requires the boldness and imagination of those closest to the problem — early-stage innovators, local builders, youth-led ventures, and community-based organizations who see the gaps, live the reality, and are ready to co-create a new path forward.
With funding from the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support innovative solutions to address plastic pollution.
This open call by the Global Plastics Innovation Programme (GPIP) seeks to support these grassroots change agents. Whether you are developing an eco-friendly material, running a community reuse initiative, redesigning packaging, or piloting a new policy tool — your idea matters. They are looking for unconventional, early-stage solutions rooted in local realities, designed with users in mind, and focused on scalable, inclusive, and sustainable impact. Applicants can focus on one innovation area or can propose multi-sector solutions.
Eligibility Criteria
- For early-stage not-for-profit innovators, CBOs, and social impact organizations, community-based organisations tackling plastic pollution.
How To Apply for Global Plastics Innovation Programme
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Application Deadline: 13th June 2025
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