LIFE is the programme under which Brussels has managed European environmental and climate funds since 1992.
In total, for the period 2021-27, the LIFE programme can count on 5.432 billion euros (in current prices), including 2.8 billion in the first programming period of European funds, which covers the years 2021 to 2024.
The LIFE programme, we recall, supports projects that are framed in sectors and subprogrammes, specifically:
- Environment Sector, which includes the subprogrammes: Nature and Biodiversity; Circular Economy and Quality of Life;
- Climate Action Sector, which includes the subprogrames: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Clean Energy Transition.
The 2023-2024 European calls for research and innovation projects on circular economy
Funds provided by LIFE programme
The LIFE Programme provides different types of subsidy according to the different actions activated:
- Standard Action Projects (SAPs)
- Strategic Nature Projects (SNAPs)
- Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs)
- Technical Assistance Projects (TAPs)
- Other Actions (OAs)
That's what it's all about.
Standard Action Projects (SAPs)
These projects represent traditional LIFE projects aimed at:
- develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques, methods and approaches
- contribute to the knowledge base and application of best practices
- support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of relevant EU legislation and policy, including by improving governance at all levels, particularly by strengthening the capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society
- catalyze the large-scale dissemination of successful technical and policy solutions for the implementation of relevant EU legislation and policy by replicating results, integrating related objectives into other policies and the public and private sector, mobilizing investment, and improving access to finance
The co-financing rate for Standard Action Projects does not exceed 60 percent of total eligible project costs, except for Nature and Biodiversity projects for which it may be as high as 75 percent.
Strategic Projects (SP)
Strategic projects include: Strategic Nature Projects (SNAPs) and Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs).
