LIFE+ 2013 call for proposals

Official documents

The seventh LIFE+ call for proposals was published in the Official Journal (2013/C 47/21) on 19 February 2013. The deadline for applicants to submit proposals to Member State authorities via eProposal is 25/06/2013 16:00 hours local Brussels time.

Call for proposals

eProposal Tool

Calendar

Calendar of the LIFE+ 2013 selection procedure
19/02/2013	Publication of the call in the Official Journal
25/06/2013 16:00 hours local Brussels time	Deadline for applicants to send proposals to Member State authorities (ie by validating and then submitting their proposal via eProposal)
05/07/2013 23:59 hours local Brussels time	Deadline for the Member States to forward proposals to the European Commission (Important: this deadline is for Member States only - applicants must already have validated and submitted their proposals via e-proposal by 25 June 2013 16:00 hours local Brussels time)
19/07/2013	Deadline for the Member States to comment on individual project proposals
07/2013-03/2014	Evaluation and revision of the proposals
04/2014- 05/2014	Signature of individual grant agreements
01/06/2014	Earliest project start date

Support by national authorities

Member States may, on a voluntary basis, provide support to applicants and therefore invite applicants to let them see their draft proposals before a national deadline (which is obviously earlier than the formal deadline of 25 June 2013). Providing your draft proposal to the national authority that offers such help is not compulsory. In all cases applicants must have first validated and then submitted their proposal via eProposal before 25 June 2013 16:00 hours local Brussels time. For further details, please contact your National Contact Point.

National deadlines
Member State	Deadline	Support:
Austria	11/06/13	For NAT and BIO: gerhard.schwach@lebensministerium.at For ENV and INF: margareta.stubenrauch@lebensministerium.at
France	24/05/2013, 17h00
Hungary	22/05/13	E-mail to: eva.sashalmi@vm.gov.hu; ir@nkek.hu
Poland	07/05/13, 15h00 (Deadline for applications requesting for additional national co-financing) 03/06/13, 15h00 (Deadline for applications requesting for formal verification)	www.nfosigw.gov.pl/life E-mail to: life@nfosigw.gov.pl
Portugal	10/05/2013	E-mail to: lifemais@apambiente.pt
The Netherlands	24/05/2013	E-mail to: life@agentschapnl.nl

Application packages

Applicants must use the LIFE+ 2013 application package for the preparation of their proposals. The application packages can be downloaded below:

LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity

The Nature & Biodiversity component continues and extends the former LIFE-Nature programme. It will co-finance best practice or demonstration projects that contribute to the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives. In addition it will co-finance innovative or demonstration projects that contribute to the implementation of the objectives of Commission Communication (COM (2011) 244 final) "Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020". At least 50% of the LIFE+ budget for project co-financing must be dedicated to LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity projects.

LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance

The  Environment Policy & Governance component continues and extends the former LIFE-Environment strand. It will co-finance projects that contribute to the implementation of EU environmental policy, the development of innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and instruments, the knowledge base as regards environment policy and legislation, and the monitoring of environmental pressures (including the long-term monitoring of forests and environmental interactions).

LIFE+ Information & Communication

This component will co-finance projects that implement communication and awareness raising campaigns on environmental, nature protection or biodiversity conservation issues, as well as projects related to forest fire prevention (awareness raising, special training).

eProposal User Manual for National Authorities

Proposals will be submitted to the national authority of the Member State in which the coordinating beneficiary is legally registered, who will forward them to the European Commission. National Authorities are invited to use the specific manual below:

Translations

We regret that this year no translations will be available.

National annual priorities

The LIFE+ Regulation allows EU Member States to specify national priorities in relation to each LIFE+ call for proposals. For the 2013 call, 4 Member States ( France, Italy, Latvia, Poland) have exercised this right. Projects from these Member States 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

A compilation of Frequently Asked Questions about the LIFE+ 2013 call will be available for download.