Below are details of this funding programme for which project proposals can be submitted in the immediate future.

The general objective of the LIFE programme is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation. For the period 2014-2020, the LIFE budget is €3.46 billion, of which €2.59 billion is allocated to the Environment sub-programme and €0.86 billion to the Climate Action sub-programme.

The maximum co-financing rate from the LIFE programme can reach 55% for good practice projects, demonstration projects or pilot projects as well as for information, awareness and dissemination projects. LIFE Nature and Biodiversity projects have a co-financing rate of 60%, but can reach a rate of 75% for projects addressing priority species or habitats.

The European Commission invites legal persons (entities) registered in the European Union (EU) to submit proposals for the call for proposals for LIFE 2020 action grants. The call covers proposals for both LIFE sub-programmes: LIFE Environment and LIFE Climate. The deadlines for submitting projects can be consulted here: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/life/calls-proposals. The deadline for submitting applications for the Environment sub-programme is 16/07/2020, while for the Climate sub-programme the deadline is 06/10/2020.

Who can submit a project proposal? Proposals can be submitted by legal entities registered in the European Union. Applicants can fall into three types of beneficiaries:

public bodies (including educational institutions),

private commercial organisations (SMEs, etc.)

private non-commercial organisations (including NGOs).

For further information, please consult the “application package” for the LIFE 2020 call for proposals. The “application and evaluation packages” contain full and detailed explanations on eligibility, procedures, co-financing rates and other relevant details. They can be downloaded here: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/life/calls-proposals.

If you need guidance, please contact the experts of the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), mandated by the European Commission to manage the LIFE programme. You can send your questions to the email addresses EASME-LIFE-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu. Please include in the subject of your email “Romanian proposal…”.

For general information on who can submit a proposal, how to build a LIFE project and other frequently asked questions, visit the website: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/life/calls-proposals or watch the LIFE promotional film in Romanian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqO4zhzqspo
You can also watch the presentations from the events promoting the new call for proposals for the LIFE 2020 program (LIFE EU Info Day on 30.04.2020), the webinar recordings (in English) as well as information on how to prepare a quality application, at https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/eu-life-information-and-networking-day .
More guidance on writing and successfully implementing a LIFE project, and on projects carried out in Romania, can be found at http://www.mmediu.ro/categorie/ghiduri-life/224
The LIFE Programme funds many projects that develop innovations for adapting to climate change. On April 2, the call for proposals for projects in the field of climate action was launched (details here: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/adapting-climate-change).
For further details on the LIFE 2020 Programme, please access the LIFE National Contact Point:
Marisanda PÎRÎIANU – DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR ACCESSING EXTERNAL FUNDS, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Bucharest, Romania
Tel.: 004 021-408.95.87; e-mail: marisanda.piriianu@mmediu.ro
Carmen Mădălina COZMA: Project Manager of the project “LIFE – Institutional Capacity Building”, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests Bucharest, Romania
Tel.: 004 021-408.96.09; mobile: +40746248590/ +40733041001;
E-mail: madalina.cozma.life@mmediu.ro
In the hope that you are interested in the funding opportunities of the European Union LIFE program, we encourage you to contact our experts for advice in order to develop or finalize LIFE projects.