Call: LIFE Preparatory projects

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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	LIFE Preparatory projects
Description of call "LIFE Preparatory projects"	Once a year the Commission makes an inventory of specific needs regarding the development and implementation of Union environmental or climate policy and legislation that need to be addressed during the following years and identifies among them the needs that could be addressed by Preparatory projects. Under the 2019 call, proposals may be submitted only to address the following specific needs: Carbon farming schemes to reward farmers and foresters for the delivery of climate public goods Supporting sustainable textiles through innovative solutions to collection and recycling Natural capital based environmental accounting and reporting standards Private Land Conservation
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Climate, Environment & biodiversity, Sustainability, Innovation, Natural ressources, Agriculture and Forestry
Funding area	EU Member States
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States
Eligible applicants	Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Education and Training Centres, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association
Applicant details	LIFE is open to public or private bodies, actors or institutions registered in or, exceptionally, outside the European Union. Beneficiaries may include: (1) public bodies, (2) private commercial organisations and (3) private non-commercial organisations (including NGOs).
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	Project proposals can either be submitted by a single applicant or by a partnership which includes a coordinating beneficiary (the applicant) and one or several associated beneficiaries.
Recurring Call	Yes
Further info	A Preparatory project would be expected to last between 2 and 3 years.
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Total call budget: 2.8 million € The budget is allocated as follows: Topic 1 - 1 million € Topic 2 - 180 000 € Topic 3 - 600 000 € Topic 4 - 1 million € Co-financing rate: max. 60%
Submission	LIFE 2019 – Preparatory Projects European Commission DG ENV – LIFE Unit (BU9 03/006) B-1049 Brussels Belgium
Contact Details	For detailed information on LIFE national contact points, please follow this link.