Call for Proposals 2021
The European Commission has opened a tender for the LIFE programme for 2021. The tender was opened on 13 July and the table below lists the application phases and application deadlines for individual sub-programs and types of projects.
In the new programming period 2021-2027. co-financed projects in the field of Circular Economy and Quality of Life and Nature and Biodiversity through the sub-programme Environment and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and the novelty of this programming period Transition to circular energy through the sub-program Action in the field of climate.
All legal entities registered in the European Union can apply for the LIFE programme, and as of this year, applications are made through the Funding & Tenders Portal. In the new programming period, the LIFE programme is included in the Funding & Tenders Portal as an integrated entry point for participants in financial programs and tenders managed by the European Commission and other EU bodies.
Grant competitions can be found here on the Funding & Tenders portal, and support for applicants to use the new portal is available on the CINEA website. Recordings of presentations with presentations on every aspect of this year’s competition can be found at this link.
The day after the opening of the competition, the LIFE Info webinar was held in MESD, where the specifics of the upcoming programming period and the news of this year’s competition were discussed, and the recording will soon be available on our website.
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Subprogram |
Action | Publication |
Deadline for application |
1 |
NAT | Nature and Biodiversity – Strategic Nature Projects (SNAP) | July 13, 2021 | October 19, 2021 (abstract)
April 7, 2022 (full project proposal) |
2 |
ENV | Circular economy and quality of life – Strategic integrated projects (SIP) | July 13, 2021 |
October 19, 2021 (abstract) April 7, 2022 (full project proposal) |
3 |
CLIMA | Climate change – Strategic Integrated Projects (SIP) | July 13, 2021 |
October 19, 2021 (abstract) April 7, 2022 (full project proposal) |
4 |
NAT | Nature and Biodiversity – Standard Action Projects (SAP) | July 13, 2021 |
Nov 30, 2021 |
5 |
ENV | Circular economy and quality of life – Standard operating projects (SAP) | July 13, 2021 |
Nov 30, 2021 |
6 |
CLIMA | Climate change – Standard Action Projects (SAP) | July 13, 2021 |
Nov 30, 2021 |
7 |
CET | Transition to clean energy – Coordination and support actions (CSA) | July 13, 2021 |
Jan 12, 2022 |
8 |
NAT ENV CLIMA CET | Technical support for the preparation of strategic projects (TA) | July 13, 2021 |
September 22, 2021 |
9 |
NAT ENV CLIMA CET | Operating grants for non-profit organizations | July 13, 2021 |
September 28, 2021 |
10 |
NAT ENV CLIMA CET | Capacity building for Member States with low effective participation (TA) | Third quarter 2021 |
TBD |