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Call for proposals : LIFE 2020 for Environment and Climate Action

7 April, 2020 By AER Secretariat

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If you are a public, private or a non-commercial organization and are committed to taking action for environment and climate change, this call is for you!

AER is happy to introduce this call for proposals launched under LIFE 2020 by the European Commission. The main objective of LIFE 2020 is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value.

LIFE, created in 1992, is the European funding Programme for Environment and Climate Action. The LIFE Programme is composed of two sub-programmes: environment and climate action.

The sub-programme for environment covers three priority areas:

  • LIFE Environment and Resource Efficiency
  • LIFE Nature and Biodiversity
  • LIFE Environmental Governance and Information

The sub programme for environment also covers:

  • Integrated projects under the sub-programme for environment
  • LIFE Technical assistance projects under the sub-programme for environment

The sub-programme for climate action covers three priority areas:

  • LIFE Climate Change Mitigation
  • LIFE Climate Change Adaptation
  • LIFE Climate Governance and Information

More information can be found here.

Important to note: An information and networking day online on 30 April 2020 on LIFE call for project proposals is planned (here)

Application and Eligibility

For action grants : Any entity registered in the EU can make a proposal for LIFE traditional, integrated, preparatory, and technical assistance projects under the sub-programmes for environment and climate action. This can be a public body operating under a national government’s authority (e.g. local authority, national administration etc); a private commercial organization; and private non-commercial organisation (NGOs etc.)

A special note for NGOs must be mention : LIFE programme provide operating grants for European non-governmental organisations. Some eligibity criteria must be met. (More information here)

LIFE funding programme is flexible in terms of how you are setting up projects. You can decide if you want to run a project on your own, or if you prefer to join forces with partners from your own or another country. Partnership searches can be set up to help you find the right partners for your project proposal. (More information here)

Important to note, UK applicants and beneficiaries remain eligible to receive LIFE funds. This applies to existing grants, ongoing procedures and calls for proposals published in 2020 even if the grant is signed after 31 December 2020

The deadlines for this call can be found in the tables below. For some of the priority areas, there are two deadlines – deadline for concept notes and the deadline for full project proposals.

Environnement sub-programme Launch of call Deadline for submitting concept notes Deadline for submitting full project proposals
Environment and resource efficiency traditional projects 2 April 2020 14 July 2020 (extended) February 2021
Nature and biodiversity traditional projects 2 April 2020
16 July 2020 (extended)
February 2021
Environnemental governance and information traditional projects 2 April 2020
16 July 2020 (extended)
February 2021
Integrated projects under the sub-programme for environnement 2 April 2020
6 october 2020 (extended)
March 2021
Technical assistance projects under the sub-programme for environment 2 April 2020

16 July 2020 (extended)
Climate action sub-programme Launch of call Deadline for submitting concept notes Deadline for submitting full project proposals
Climate change mitigation traditonal programme 2 April 2020

6 October 2020
Climate change adaptation traditional projects 2 April 2020

6 October 2020
Climate governance and information traditional projects 2 April 2020

6 October 2020
Integrated projects under the sub-programme for climate action 2 April 2020
6 october 2020 (extended)
March 2021
technical assistance projects under the sub-programme for climate action 2 April 2020

16 July 2020 (extended)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the AER Projects Team.

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