LIFE – Framework Partnership Agreements for operating grants in view to support non profit organisations primarily active in the fields of environment and/or climate action, including clean energy transition – 2024

Objectives

• To strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue, as well as to support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives, including energy transition, by the beneficiaries
• To support in particular NGOs engaging on implementation and monitoring of transposition of Fit-for-55 legislation in Member States

Eligibility

• Be a legal person
• Be a private entity
• Be established in one of the eligible countries:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (Click here)
• Be NGOs which are:
  • non-profit making entities
  • independent, in particular from government, other public authorities, political parties and commercial interests
  • primarily active in the areas of environment or climate action (including clean energy transition) and have an environmental/climate objective which is aimed at: the public good and/or, sustainable development and/or, the development, implementation and enforcement of EU environmental and/or climate policy and legislation
  • active at EU level with a structure and activities covering at least three EU Member States or countries associated to the LIFE Programme
• Applicants must submit proposals under both the Framework partnership agreement (FPA) and the Specific grant agreement (SGA) calls. They must first complete the FPA application, and then use the FPA application reference number in their SGA application form

Additional information

• 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: 28.7 million euro
• Amount of the grant: 700.000 euro
• Funding rate: up to 70% of the total eligible costs