LIFE – Strategic Nature and Integrated Projects (SNAP/SIP) – 2025

Objectives

• To support the large-scale and coordinated implementation of plans, strategies or actions required by EU legislation or policy in the fields of environment, climate or energy
• To support the Prioritised Action Frameworks (PAF) and/or the national restoration plans for the SNaP
• To support the implementation of plans related to circular economy, waste, water, air quality, noise, climate and energy under the SIP
• To remove barriers to the full implementation of these plans
• To mobilise additional funding to strengthen and complement the actions

Priorities

• SNaPs Priorities :
  • To fully implement biodiversity and nature restoration plans (e.g., PAFs, National Restoration Plans)
  • To remove barriers and mobilize funding for large-scale biodiversity actions
• SIPs Priorities :
  • To implement circular economy, waste, water, air quality, noise, climate, and energy plans
  • To support climate neutrality and resilience strategies at local, regional, and national levels
  • To remove obstacles and coordinate funding for full plan implementation

Among financed actions

• Direct implementation of measures and objectives of the targeted plans/strategies
• Development, testing, and demonstration of integrated approaches
• Mobilization of complementary funding
• Capacity building (training, structures)
• Project management, replicability, and transferability of results
• Stakeholder involvement
• Land purchase (under strict conditions related to nature conservation, especially for Natura 2000)

Eligibility

• Be a public or private entity
• Be: a NGO, a company, a university, a research institution, a SME, an organisation…
• 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)
• A consortium composed of minimum 2 applicants must be constituted

Additional information

• Initial duration of the action: between 60 and 120 months
• Contact: CINEALIFE-ENQUIRIES@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: 158 million euros
• Budget per topic:
  • LIFE-2025-STRAT-ENV-SIP-two-stage: 56 million euros
  • LIFE-2025-STRAT-CLIMA-SIP-two-stage: 30 million euros
  • LIFE-2025-STRAT-NAT-SNAP-two-stage: 72 million euros
• Amount of the grant:
  • LIFE-2025-STRAT-NAT-SNAP-two-stage and LIFE-2025-STRAT-ENV-SIP-two-stage: between 10 and 30 million euros
  • LIFE-2025-STRAT-CLIMA-SIP-two-stage: between 10 and 25 million euros
• Funding rate: up to 60% of the total eligible costs