LIFE Calls for proposals 2023
The LIFE Call for proposals 2023 have been published on the Funding & tender opportunities portal on 18 April. The calls for Clean energy transition are expected to be published on 11 May.
On 25-26 April, CINEA organised virtual EU info days to guide potential applicants. A dedicated virtual information session on the specificities of the calls for Clean energy transition will take place at the beginning of June 2023.
Call opening dates and proposal submission dates
Opened April 18th – submission date: September 6th 2023 for sub-programmes:
- SAP Circular Economy and Quality of Life
a) Circular Economy, resources from Waste, Air, Water, Soil, Noise, Chemicals, Bauhaus
b) Environment Governance - SAP Nature and Biodiversity
a) Nature and Biodiversity
b) Nature Governance
Opened April 18th – submission date: September 21st 2023.for sub-programme:
- SAP Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
a) Climate Change Mitigation
b) Climate Change Adaptation
c) Climate Governance and Adaptation
Opened May 11th – submission date: November 16th 2023 for sub-programme:
Concept note: opened: April 18th – submission date: September 5th 2023
Full project proposal: submission date: March 5th 2024
Opened: May 2nd – submission date: September 7th 2023:
- LIFE Technical Assistance for Preparation of SIPs/SNAPs
a) Technical Assistance preparation of SNAP-s
b) Technical Assistance preparation of ENV SIPs
c) Technical Assistance preparation of CLIMA SIPs
Opened: April 18th – submission date: July 27th 2023
Opened: April 18th – submission date: September 7th 2023
- LIFE Preparatory Projects – Projects addressing ad hoc Legislative and Policy Priorities (PLP)
a) Projects to support Bauhaus, the Phoenix initiative and the Emerald Network
b) Nature & Biodiversity and Circular Economy & Quality of Life
c) Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration – Development of national incentivising framework for the integration of Electric Vehicles as home / building energy storage, in energy communities and in national grids
d) Implementation of the Ecodesign, Energy labelling and Tyre labelling policy
How to apply?
Applications for the Calls are made EXCLUSIVELY through the Funding & tenders portal, which also contains all information about the Calls.
The video with instructions for use of the Funding & tenders portal is available on the following link:
Funding & tenders portal – for beginners
*We are informing you that you can contact the National Contact Point for help. In order to facilitate this support, it is advisable to add Nikolina Petković Gregorić with the email nikolina.petkovicgregoric@mingor.hr as a Contact person in the section related to the entry of participants and assign her a role Team member – read only access.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development is the National Contact Point (NCP) for the LIFE Programme in Croatia. NCP informs about the LIFE programme, the general conditions of the Programme, the terms of the competition and the possibility of applying. NCP also provides assistance to potential applicants in the preparation of a LIFE project proposal, those whose project proposals have been approved and are in the revision phase, and facilitates communication with competent authorities for more efficient implementation of activities. Feel free to contact us!