Overview
Donor: | European Commission (EC) - LIFE |
Application procedure: | Online Application |
Donor base: | Belgium |
Reference number: | LIFE-2023-SAP-NAT-NATURE |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | 06.09.2023 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | 1.000.000€, 2.000.000€ |
Total available budget: | 145.000.000€ |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 13.000.000€ |
Funding ratio: | up to 60% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Climate Change
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Governance & Democracy
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Europe
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
Projects should fall under at least one of the two areas of intervention:
- Intervention area: “Space for Nature”
Any project aimed at improving the condition of species or habitats through area- based conservation or restoration measures falls within the eligible scope of the intervention area “Space for Nature”. This may include, for example, projects for restoring or improving natural or semi-natural habitats, or habitats of species, both within and outside existing protected areas. This may also include projects for creating additional protected areas (or improving the biodiversity focus and contribution of existing protected areas), ecological corridors or other green infrastructure, projects testing or demonstrating new site management approaches, projects acting on pressures, etc. - Intervention area: “Safeguarding our species”
Any project aimed at improving the condition of species (or, in the case of invasive alien species, reducing their impact) through any relevant activities other than area-based conservation or restoration measures falls within the scope of the intervention area “Safeguarding our species”. Considering the broad range of threats that may act on species in addition to the degradation of their habitats, such projects may apply to a wide range of relevant measures, spanning from hard infrastructural works to awareness raising of stakeholders.
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. Projects with activities outside the EU must be necessary to achieve EU environmental and climate objectives and ensure the effectiveness of interventions carried within the EU (e.g. actions aimed at the conservation of migratory birds in wintering areas, actions implemented on a trans boundary river, or projects aimed to address environmental problems that cannot be solved successfully or efficiently unless actions are carried out also in non-EU countries).
4) Budget
Funding rate is 60% and the EU contribution ranges from €2,000,000-€13,000,000. Total funding available is €145,000,000.
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 6 September 2023.