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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - LIFE |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | LIFE-2026-SAP-CLIMA- GOV |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 22.09.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 700.000€ |
| Total available budget: | 5.500.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 2.000.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 60% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Capacity Building
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Energy
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Water & Sanitation
Project Locations
Europe
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
LIFE Climate Change Governance and Information aims at supporting the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the Union legislation and policy on climate change, contributing to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation. This includes improving governance through enhancing the capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society.
Areas of Intervention:
- Raising awareness, incentivising behavioural change and supporting the activities of the European Climate Pact;
- Green skills & capacity building to implement climate mitigation and adaptation policies;
- Building capacity, raising awareness among end-users and the equipment distribution chain of fluorinated greenhouse gases;
- Support to the development, update and implementation of national, regional or local climate and energy strategies and plans;
- Activities linked to the implementation of Sustainable Finance actions;
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) registered in an eligible country.
3) Location
LIFE projects shall take place in the territory of the European Union Member States plus Ukraine, Moldova, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Ukraine.
4) Budget
Funding rate is 60% and the EU contribution ranges from €700,000 to €2,000,000. Total funding available is €4,000,000. They want to fund 3 projects.
5) Application
Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section. Paper submissions are NOT possible. The deadline is 22 September 2026.