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LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action

LIFE Programme

Status

Status not published

The CINEA LIFE page stated at verification: 'The Calls for proposals 2026 are open'. Specific 2026 deadlines are published per sub-programme on the Funding & Tenders Portal and were not verified here.

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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 — The CINEA LIFE page stated at verification: 'The Calls for proposals 2026 are open'. Specific 2026 deadlines are published per sub-programme on the Funding & Tenders Portal and were not verified here.

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/programmes/life_en

"The Calls for proposals 2026 are open ... four thematic sub-programmes: Nature and Biodiversity; Circular Economy and Quality of Life; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Clean Energy Transition"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: cinea.ec.europa.eu

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