LIFE – LIFE Operating Grants – 2026

Objectives

• To strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue
• To support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives
• To support the functioning of non-profit making entities and which are primarily active in the area of the environment or climate action, including energy transition

Priority

To achieve the objectives of the Circular Economy and Quality of Life, Nature and Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and Clean Energy Transition LIFE sub-programmes.

Additional information

• The SGA work programme covers 12 months of activities.
• Contact: CINEA-LIFE-NGO@ec.europa.eu

Useful

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• Executive Agency website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• Total budget of the call: 14.5 million euros
• Amount of the grant: maximum 700,000 euros
• Funding rate: up to 70% of the total eligible costs