Overview
Donor: | European Commission (EC) - LIFE |
Application procedure: | Online Application |
Donor base: | Belgium |
Reference number: | LIFE-2024-CET-BUSINESS |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | 19.09.2024 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | 5.250.000€ |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 1.500.000€ |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Energy
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Europe
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
The overall objective of this topic is to support the clean energy transition and decarbonisation of businesses by strengthening national ecosystems for energy management systems and energy audits as well as by fostering collaborative approaches between companies operating either in the same value chain or in physical proximity. Synergies with relevant EU projects and initiatives such as the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) are encouraged.
Proposals are expected to focus on one of the two scopes below. The scope addressed should be specified in the proposal’s introduction. In case a proposal addresses elements of more than one scope, this should be justified.
- Scope A: Green Leap Forward for businesses
- Scope B: Fostering energy cooperation among companies
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must: be legal entities (public or private bodies).
3) Location
Proposals must relate to activities taking place in EU countries, Ukraine, Moldova, North Macedonia.
4) Budget
The total budget earmarked for grants under this call is €5,250,000. The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of up to €1,500,000 would allow the specific objectives to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
5) Application
The application deadline is 19 September 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time.