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LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action

LIFE Programme

Status

Closed for now

The funder has not said when this reopens.

Closed
Amount
Not published

Grant amounts and EU co-financing rates are set per call topic in the LIFE annual work programme. The CINEA LIFE programme page does not publish a headline amount or rate, so both are recorded as null rather than guessed. LIFE explicitly includes a 'close-to-market' angle relevant to SMEs and start-ups.

Funder

European Commission, implemented by CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency)

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — LIFE 2026 calls (EUR 601.5 million) launched 21 April 2026; most deadlines were 22 September 2026 (now closed). Strategic Nature/Integrated Projects: concept notes 3 September 2026, full proposals 4 March 2027 (invited applicants).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Four sub-programmes: Nature and Biodiversity; Circular Economy and Quality of Life; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Clean Energy Transition. SMEs and start-ups are explicitly mentioned in relation to the 'close-to-market' initiative. Most LIFE projects are consortium-based and demand substantial co-financing from the beneficiary.

How to apply

  1. Identify the relevant sub-programme: Nature and Biodiversity; Circular Economy and Quality of Life; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Clean Energy Transition. — link
  2. Register your organisation and obtain a PIC. — link
  3. Submit the proposal on the Funding & Tenders Portal by the call deadline. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/life-calls-proposals-2026_en

"The LIFE 2026 Calls for proposals ... your project could qualify for a share of the €601.5 million available for 2026."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: cinea.ec.europa.eu

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