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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - LIFE |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | LIFE-2026-SAP-CLIMA- CCA |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 22.09.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 1.000.000€ |
| Total available budget: | 28.000.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 5.000.000€ |
| 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
Projects under this strand should help to achieve the long-term vision of the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change that, in 2050, the EU will be a climate-resilient society which is fully adapted to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. Projects should help to reinforce adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Climate Law.
Areas of Intervention:
- Support to the implementation of climate adaptation policies and the revision of national, regional or local climate adaptation strategies and plans;
- Implementing state-of-the-art tools for climate risk assessments or selection of cost-effective adaptation measures for dealing with climate threats and solutions for adaptation;
- Development and implementation of nature-based solutions for different types of areas (rural, urban and coastal);
- Climate-proofing and resilience of infrastructure and buildings;
- Adaptation solutions for agriculture and forestry;
- Water management;
- Climate adaptation and health;
- Preparedness for compound risks and cascading risks;
- Financial instruments, innovative solutions and public private collaboration on insurance and loss data.
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 €1,000,000 to €5,000,000. Total funding available is €28,000,000. They want to fund 12 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 23 September 2025.