boundless blue
Building funder-ready systems for ocean conservation teams.
We sit between fieldwork and funding, ensuring ocean conservation work carries forward.
What we do
Boundless Blue is a grant strategy and development partner for ocean NGOs, marine scientists, and frontline conservation teams.
We support organizations across the full funding lifecycle, from grant strategy and program development to funder alignment and long-term capacity building.
We don't just chase more grants. We build the structure behind the work so funding becomes repeatable, defensible, and easier to support over time.
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The result is straightforward. Teams that are no longer forced to chase opportunities reactively or rebuild their story every time funding is on the line.
Why this exists
After dozens of conversations with conservation teams, a pattern kept repeating.
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The bottleneck was not commitment, science, or effort. It was the lack of a clear, funder-ready system behind the work.
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So we stopped treating funding as a writing problem and started treating it as an operational one.
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That shift changed everything.
Who this is for
Boundless Blue works best with organizations that are already doing real work.
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You have programs in the water.
You have data, even if it is scattered.
You have momentum, but not enough internal structure to support the next stage of growth.
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If funding feels harder than it should given the quality of your work, you are probably the right fit.
BlueMetrics
An internal system that makes funding conversations easier, not louder.
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BlueMetrics is a lightweight framework that organizes program data, outcomes, documentation, and evidence into a structure funders can actually understand and trust.
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It replaces last-minute scrambling with continuity. It turns scattered information into defensible reporting. It allows teams to respond to opportunities without starting over.
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BlueMetrics is not theory.
It was built in response to real organizational friction.
Informed by real conservation work
Boundless Blue is shaped by nearly a decade of experience across environmental science, sustainability, and field-based conservation – much of which occurred while living and working in Asia and Latin America.​​
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​We’re not just grant writers. We’re divers, scientists, and storytellers who understand both the operational realities of marine conservation and the expectations of institutional funders.
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This perspective informs how we approach grant writing and program development. With realistic budgets, feasible impact, and outcomes grounded in real-world constraints.
How we work
We do not write grants or drop templates and disappear.
We work alongside teams to lead funding strategy, develop competitive grant proposals, and build the systems that make that work repeatable over time.​
Next Steps
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Learn how we structure grant strategy and program development to support long-term funding.
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Explore our framework for organizing program data and impact metrics into funder-ready systems.
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Reach out for an exploratory conversation to see whether Boundless Blue is a fit for your work.