Life-2021-24: Open for Submissions

The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency invites applications for projects to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable, circular, toxic-free, energy efficient and climate resilient economy and to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment.

Type of action: LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants

Type of MGA: LIFE Action Grant Budget-Based [LIFE-AG]

Deadline model: single-stage

Opening date: 17 May 2022

Deadline date: 04 October 2022 17:00:00 Brussels time

Objective:

The aim is to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable, circular, toxic-free, energy-efficient/climate-resilient economy and toward a toxic-free environment as well as to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment.

The specific objective is to cover one or more of the following topics as fully defined in section 2 of the Call document:

  1. Circular Economy and Waste
  2. Air
  3. Water
  4. Soil
  5. Noise
  6. Chemicals
  7. A new European Bauhaus

Please note that the assessment of the extent to which the project is in line with the specific priorities of the call (part of Award criterion 1) will be done exclusively on the basis of the topics identified and described under section ‘Compliance with LIFE programme objectives and call topic’ of the Standard application form. Please also note that a maximum of two sub-topics will be considered (e.g.: Air quality improvement and emission reduction of PM…. solutions and Sustainable road transport mobility….platforms.).

Scope:

The present Call topic targets Standard Action Projects (SAP) aimed at achieving the objectives of the Circular Economy and Quality of Life sub-programme. SAP are defined in section 2 of the call document (Type of Action) while the general objectives of the sub-programme in section 1 (‘Circular Economy and Quality of Life’).

SAP focussing exclusively on environmental governance are excluded from this Call topic and covered by the related Call topic named LIFE-2022-SAP-ENV-GOV.

Expected Impact:

Applicants are expected to define, calculate, explain and achieve the expected impacts as described in the Award criterion ‘Impact’ (see Call document section 2 and 9).