For LIFE, for the period 2014-2017, the co-financing rate is 60%, except in cases where a project focuses on concrete conservation actions for priority species or habitat, where co-financing can, under certain conditions, increase to 75%.
Proposals may be submitted by legal persons (entities) registered in the EU. Applicants may fall into three types of beneficiaries: (1) public bodies, (2) private commercial organisations and (3) private non-commercial organisations (including NGOs).
The following Calls are open:
"Traditional" Projects - deadline 16/10/2014
- ENVIRONMENT SUB-PROGRAMME
LIFE Nature & Biodiversity:
action grants for best practice, pilot and demonstration projects
LIFE Environment & Resource Efficiency
action grants for pilot and demonstration projects to
LIFE Environmental Governance & Information
action grants for information, awareness and dissemination projects
- CLIMATE ACTION SUB-PROGRAMME
LIFE Climate Change Mitigation
action grants for best practice, pilot and demonstration projects
LIFE Climate Change
action grants for best practice, pilot and demonstration projects
LIFE Climate Governance and Information
grants for information, awareness and dissemination projects
Preparatory projects - deadline 29/10/2014
Preparatory projects (sub-programme for Environment only, not for Climate Action) address specific needs for the development and implementation of Union environmental or climate policy and legislation. The specific topics are indicated in the application guid
Integrated projects - deadline 10/10/2014 (Phase I) [full proposal April 2015]
Integrated projects (sub-programme for Environment, not for Climate Action) are projects implementing on a large territorial scale (regional, multi-regional, national or trans-national scale) environmental or climate plans or strategies required by specific Union environmental or climate legislation, developed pursuant to other Union acts or developed by Member States' authorities, primarily in the areas of nature (including Natura 2000 network management), water, waste, air and climate change mitigation and adaptation*, while ensuring involvement of stakeholders and promoting the coordination with and mobilisation of at least one other relevant Union, national or private funding source. * Note that this year's call does not include integrated projects for Climate Action
Technical Assistance projects - deadline 15/9/2014
Technical Assistance projects (sub-programme for Environment, not for Climate Action) provide, by way of action grants, financial support to help applicants prepare integrated projects.
Capacity Building projects - deadline 30/9/2015 on a rolling bases (ONLY FOR Only national level public bodies responsible for implementation of LIFE)
Capacity Building projects provide financial support to activities required to build the capacity of Member States, including LIFE national or regional contact points, with a view to enabling Member States to participate more effectively in the LIFE Programme