Funding for Europe’s new LIFE Programme has been launched.These projects address the needs of nature, biodiversity, environment and climate action.
Funding Body: European Environment Programme
Scheme: LIFE 2014-2020
Overview:
The 2014 call under the new LIFE programme, will fund the following types of projects:
Traditional projects
These are projects focusing on development of best practice, demonstration, pilot or information activities, awareness and dissemination projects in the following key fields:
- Nature and Biodiversity
- Environment and Resource Efficiency
- Environmental Governance and Information
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Climate Governance and Information
Preparatory projects
These address specific needs for the development and implementation of Union environmental or climate policy and legislation.
Integrated projects
These are projects implementing on a regional, national or trans-national scale environmental or climate plans or strategies required by specific EU environmental or climate legislation, which could be developed by EU Member States’ authorities. The focus areas are nature water, waste, air and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Technical Assistance projects
These provide, by way of action grants, financial support to help applicants prepare integrated projects.
Capacity Building projects
These provide financial support to activities required to build the capacity of EU Member States, including LIFE national or regional contact points, with a view to enabling these countries to participate more effectively in the LIFE Programme.
LIFE projects have an emphasis on demonstration, best practice and pilot projects rather than the research focus which you find in Horizon 2020. Some of the themes also allow dissemination and awareness projects to be carried out.
More details on the specifications for projects, and on these priority areas, can be found on the European Commission web page indicated below.
Projects do not have to be transnational, but they are encouraged.
Budget: The European commission with fund 60% of project costs. Except in cases where the project focuses on conservation of priority species or habitats, where the funding is 75%.
Capacity building projects for members States are co-financed at 100%
Deadlines: A variety of strands are open, the deadlines are in October 2014.
Further Information: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/life2014/index.htm
