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LIFE+, the new Financial Instrument for the Environment, has entered into force with the publication of the Regulation in the Official Journal L149 of 9 June 2007.
View the LIFE+ Regulation
20 November 2009 The next Call for proposals is scheduled to be announced on this web site on 5 May 2010. It is suggested that you start preparing your 2010 proposals already on the basis of the 2009 application package. It is however very important that the final version you submit in 2010 uses only the 2010 application forms and follows all the instructions in the 2010 application guide (these will be made available on 5 May 2010 on this web site).
| Provisional calendar of the LIFE+ 2010 evaluation and selection procedure | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1/09/2010 | Deadline for applicants to send proposals to Member State authorities | |
| 4/10/2010 | Deadline for the Member States to forward proposals to the European Commission | |
| 10/2010 to 04/2011 |
Admissibility, exclusion and eligibility, evaluation and revision of the proposals | |
| 07/2011 to 08/2011 |
Signature of individual grant agreements | |
| 01/09/2011 | Earliest possible starting date for the 2010 projects | |
The European Commission has also scheduled Information sessions in each EU member state, in the national language, for potential LIFE+ applicants. The sessions will provide valuable advice and guidance on what national authorities and the Commission expect from project proposals. Potential applicants are advised to attend one of these workshops, which will take place in May or June 2010. The schedule of the Information sessions, and details on how to register, will be published on the Information sessions page.
The LIFE+ Regulation allows EU countries to specify national priorities in relation to each LIFE+ call for proposals. For the 2009 call, nine countries (Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden) have exercised this right. Projects from those countries are more likely to be selected for funding if they are in line with the relevant national priorities, as well as with the LIFE+ criteria. Read more about the respective national priorities in each of the nine countries.
LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity supports projects that contribute to the implementation of the EU's Birds and Habitats Directives, and that contribute to the EU's goal of halting the loss of biodiverity. The maximum co-financing rate can be 75 percent, but is normally 50 percent.
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance supports technological projects that offer significant environmental benefits, for example process or efficiency improvements. This part of LIFE+ also helps projects that improve the implementation of EU environmental legislation, that build the environmental policy knowledge base, and that develop environmental information sources through monitoring (including forest monitoring). Projects can be co-financed up to a level of 50 percent.
LIFE+ Information and Communication co-finances up to 50 percent projects that spread information about environmental issues, such as climate change and conservation. This strand of LIFE+ can also support forest fire prevention awareness and training campaigns.
Find out more on the Information sessions for potential applicants organised by the Commission in each Member State
Find out more about the first projects approved under LIFE+.
