Funding programme

LIFE is the EU’s funding programme dedicated to the environment and climate action.

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Call overview

This action aims to establish Framework Partnership Agreements for non-profit making entities to strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue, as well as to support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives, including clean energy transition, by the beneficiaries.

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Call detail

This call for proposals concerns LIFE Operating Grant Framework Partnership Agreements (FPA OG).

Applicants to the LIFE-2024-NGO-OG-FPA call for proposals MUST ALSO APPLY under the LIFE-2024-NGO-OG-SGA Call for proposals to be considered for an operating grant for FY2025.

In order to be considered for a LIFE operating grant, applicants must submit proposals under BOTH the FPA and the SGA calls:

• One proposal under the LIFE-2024-NGO-OG-FPA (Framework partnership agreement) by 05 September 2024.
• One proposal under the LIFE-2024-NGO-OG-SGA (Specific grant agreement) by 17 September 2024.

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Scope

Framework Partnership Agreements (FPAs) under the LIFE Programme are long-term cooperation instruments that serve as umbrella for regular or recurrent operating grants to non-profit making entities which are involved in the development, implementation and enforcement of EU legislation and policy and which are primarily active in the field of environment or climate action, including clean energy transition, in line with the objectives of the LIFE Programme. They are a prerequisite for being able to sign annual Specific Operating Grant Agreements (SGAs), but do not create any legitimate expectations or entitlement to get them.

Framework Partnership Agreements that will be concluded following the 2024 Call for Proposals for LIFE Operating Grant Framework Partnership Agreements will cover the following two financial years of beneficiary organisations (i.e. FY 2025 and FY 2026).

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Expected Impact

Framework Partnership Agreements for non-profit making entities under the LIFE programme aim to strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue, as well as to support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives, including clean energy transition, by the beneficiaries.

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Consortium composition

Framework Partnerships are always mono-beneficiary.‍

Further details can be found in the call document.

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Eligibility

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

− be legal entities (public or private bodies)

− be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:

• EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
• non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (list of participating countries)

− be non-governmental organisations which are:

• non-profit making entities
• independent, in particular from government, other public authorities, political parties and commercial interests
• primarily active in the areas of environment or climate action (including clean energy transition) and have an environmental/climate objective which is aimed at: the public good and/or sustainable development and/or the development, implementation and enforcement of EU environmental and/or climate policy and legislation
• active at EU level with a structure and activities covering at least three EU Member States or countries associated to the LIFE Programme

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Budget

The total indicative budget earmarked for operating grants under this call for framework partnership agreement is EUR 28,740,000, i.e. EUR 14,370,000 per SGA year.

Depending on the number and quality of proposals, we expect to sign between 30 and 35 framework partnerships.