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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - LIFE |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | LIFE-2026-SAP-ENV-ENVIRONMENT |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 22.09.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 2.000.000€ |
| Total available budget: | 79.000.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 10.000.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 60% |
Sectors
- 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, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
The aim is to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable, circular, energy-efficient and climate-resilient economy, a toxic-free environment and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment in line with the European Green Deal and recent policy developments.
The specific objective is to cover one or more of the following topics as fully defined in section 2 of the Call document:
- Circular Economy and Waste: Recovery of Resources from Waste, Circular Economy and the Environment
- Zero pollution and sustainable management of natural resources: Air, Water, Soil, Noise, Chemicals, Industrial Emissions and Safety, A new European Bauhaus
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.
4) Budget
Funding rate is 60% and the EU contribution ranges from €2,000,000-€10,000,000. Total funding available is €79,000,000. They want to fund 5-6 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.