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Call: Technical Assistance projects - Environment

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Programme

LIFE

Acronym

LIFE

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"LIFE"

The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value.

The LIFE Programme shall in particular have the following general objectives:

to contribute to the shift towards a resource-efficient, lowcarbon and climate- resilient economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, including the support of the Natura 2000 network and tackling the degradation of ecosystems;
to improve the development, implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate policy and legislation, and to act as a catalyst for, and promote, the integration and mainstreaming of environmental and climate objectives into other Union policies and public and private sector practice, including by increasing the public and private sector's capacity;
to support better environmental and climate governance at all levels, including better involvement of civil society, NGOs and local actors;
to support the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme.

Link

Link to Programme

Description of programme
"Environment"

The sub-programme for Environment covers the priority areas:

Environment and Resource Efficiency,
Nature and Biodiversity, and
Environmental Governance and Information

Call

Technical Assistance projects - Environment

Description of call
"Technical Assistance projects - Environment"

Technical Assistance (TA) projects provide, by way of action grants, financial support to help applicants prepare Integrated Projects (IPs).

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Environment & biodiversity, Technologies, Sustainability, Research, Agriculture and Forestry, Climate, Energy

Funding area

EU Member States

Origin of Applicant

EU Member States

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Public Services, NGO / NPO, Association, Research Institution, Start Up Company, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined)

Applicant details

It is expected that the applicant of a Technical Assistance project is the intended applicant of the future Integrated Project.

Further info

Please keep in mind that the submission process of an Integrated Project consists of two phases. In case you plan to submit a Technical Assistance project for elaborating an Integrated Project proposal for the ongoing, call the concept note for the Integrated Project has to be submitted in the same month like the Technical Assistance project proposal.

Type of Funding

Grant

Financial details

A maximum of 1 % of the yearly budget allocated to Integrated Projects may be made available to Technical Assistance projects.
The maximum EU contribution per Technical Assistance project is fixed at 100 000 €.
The amount available for co-financing Technical Assistance projects in 2018 will be 930 000 € under the sub-programme Environment.

Submission

LIFE 2018 – Technical Assistance Projects
European Commission
EASME Unit B3
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium

Contact Details

For detailed information on LIFE national contact points, please follow this link.

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