LIFE 2020 Call for Proposals from NGOs on the European Green Deal (NGO4GD)-Deadine extension: 7 April 2021
LIFE Programme - 2019 Call: Over €280 million in EU funding for environment, nature and climate action projects / 2 projects approved for Greece
The European Commission has approved an investment package of more than €280 million from the EU budget for over 120 new LIFE programme projects. This EU funding will trigger total investments of nearly €590 million to help meet these projects' ambitious goals for environment, nature, and climate action. This amount represents a 37% rise compared to last year.
The projects will help to achieve the European Green Deal objectives by supporting the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan, contributing to the green recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, and helping Europe become a climate-neutral continent by 2050, among others. Many of the new projects are cross-country projects involving several Member States.
Information on the LIFE 2020 Call for Proposals from NGOs on the European Green Deal
The European Green Deal is the EU growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, sustainable and competitive economy that leaves no one behind where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use.
Amid the economic crisis provoked by the COVID-19 Pandemic, civil society as whole and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in particular are suffering a blow to their capacity to take actions and to contribute to the profound transformations needed to achieve a successful and just transition towards a sustainable future.
In the framework of the LIFE Programme, a special Call for Proposals for NGOs will be launched to reinforce the capacity of NGOs acting at Member States’ level to mobilise and strengthen civil society participation and contribution to the implementation of the European Green Deal. With an indicative budget of 12 M€, action grants will be funded under this call for a maximum EU contribution of 300 000 € limited to 60% of total eligible projects costs. As far as possible, this call will seek to finance projects in all EU Member States.
Natura 2000 Awards: Online voting until 15 September 2020
The European Commission launched the Natura 2000 Award to celebrate and promote best practices for nature conservation in Europe.
27 finalists for the Natura 2000 Award, selected out of 79 eligible applications from twenty-six EU Member States as well as the United Kingdom. The selected finalists are from Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. They include several cross-border projects which involve partners from additional EU Member States.
Any entity involved in activities related to Natura 2000 can apply to one of the five Award categories:
-Communication
-Socio-Economic Benefits
-Conservation
-Reconciling Interests / Perceptions
-Cross-border Cooperation and Networking.
Everyone is invited to vote until midnight on the 15 of September 2020. The winners are tentatively expected to be announced on 14 October 2020.
In addition, the high-profile “EU Citizens’ Award” goes to the application receiving the highest number of nominations through a public vote on the Award website.
For more information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/commission-announces-finalists-2020-european-natura-2000-award-vote-now-your-favourite_en
Οpen Consultation on the European Climate Pact until 17 June
The European Commission has launched an open consultation on the European Climate Pact to engage citizens and communities in shaping the action for our climate and environment. All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. The Commission seeks to gather input from a broad range of stakeholders, ranging from national, regional and local authorities to businesses, unions, civil society organisations, education organisations, consumer groups, research and innovation organisations, as well as individual citizens, including youth. You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire until the 17th of June 2020.
2020 LIFE Call - Application and Evaluation Guides for LIFE project proposals
Please find below the application and evaluation guides per sub-programme and strand for the 2020 LIFE Call:
Environment Sub-Programme:
- Environment and Resource Efficiency
- Nature and Biodiversity
- Environmental Governance and Information
Climate Action Sub-Programme:
Electronic submission of proposals for the LIFE preparatory projects of 2019 LIFE Call - 3rd round
Τaking into account the exceptional circumstances, for the call for proposals for preparatory projects of 2019 LIFE Call – third round, the applicants have the possibility to submit a proposal either in written form by post – as specified in the application guide - or in electronic form by e-mail, sending all the documents to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note that applications must arrive on 20th April 2020 no later than 17:00h (Brussels local time).
For more information: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/life/2019-call-proposals-preparatory-projects-third-round
2020 LIFE Call: Submission process and new measures
The submission process of proposals to the EU’s funding LIFE Programme for nature conservation, environmental protection and climate action was launched on the 2nd of April 2020. Please find below information on the news measures due to COVID-19 pandemic and the submission process of concept notes and proposals.
New measures:
EASME (Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) has already introduced a number of measures to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions.
2020 LIFE factsheet
Please find attached the "Investing in a greener future” 2020 LIFE factsheet with key facts about funding opportunities and dates for applying.
Targeted consultation on the future of the EU LIFE Programme until 27 April
The European Commission is launching an online questionnaire to consult a broad range of stakeholders on the details of the future implementation of the LIFE Programme. The general objectives of the post-2020 LIFE Programme have been provisionally agreed, and the task is now to draw up the first Multiannual Work Programme covering the period 2021-2024. The consultation findings will be taken into account during the preparation of the Multiannual Work Programme for LIFE.
To this end, the targeted consultation on the future of the LIFE programme is now open and all interested citizens and organisations are encouraged to express their views.
The questionnaire is available here https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Targeted_Consultation_LIFE-2021-2027 and will be open until 27 April.