Technical Assistance for Preparation of SIPs/SNAPs

Home Funding Calls for proposals Technical Assistance preparation of ENV SIPs Technical Assistance preparation of ENV SIPs LIFE-2026-TA-PP-ENV-SIP Topic Call for proposal Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) Call Technical Assistance for Preparation of SIPs/SNAPs (LIFE-2026-TA-PP) Type of action LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants Type of MGA LIFE Action Grant Budget-Based [LIFE-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 21 April 2026 Deadline date 22 September 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Scope: Provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) under the sub-programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life in the areas of Circular Economy, Waste, Water and Air, in order to implement - National or regional Circular Economy Action Plans, National and regional Waste Management Plans, River Basin Management Plans, Air Quality Plans or Noise Action Plans - at large territorial scale - with the involvement of all concerned stakeholders and - including a coordination mechanism for funding supporting complementary measures necessary for the full implementation of the targeted plan or strategy. Show more Topic updates 21 April 2026 The submission session is now available for: LIFE-2026-TA-PP-NAT-SNAP, LIFE-2026-TA-PP-ENV-SIP, LIFE-2026-TA-PP-CLIMA-SIP Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Optional Annexes Letters of support Other annexes Call document and annexes: Call document Application form templates Standard application form (LIFE TA PP) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table (LIFE) Participant information (LIFE) Model Grant Agreements (MGA) LIFE MGA Additional documents: LIFE Multiannual Work Programme 2025-2027 LIFE Regulation 2021/783 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants LIFE-2026-TA-PP-CLIMA-SIP - LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants 200 000,00 € Single-stage 21 April 2026 22 September 2026 LIFE-2026-TA-PP-ENV-SIP - LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants 300 000,00 € Single-stage 21 April 2026 22 September 2026 LIFE-2026-TA-PP-NAT-SNAP - LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants 500 000,00 € Single-stage 21 April 2026 22 September 2026 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–3 of 3 Partner search announcements 45 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: LIFE Project Grants [LIFE-PJG], LIFE Action Grant Budget-Based [LIFE-AG] Start submission Topic Q&As0 item(s) found General FAQ Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. Before preparing your application, please carefully review the following guidance: Consult the FAQs on the LIFE programme website. Contact your National Contact Point (NCP) for assistance. We would like to draw your attention on the possibility to get support from your NCP. To facilitate such support, it would be beneficial to add your NCP under the “Participants” step of the application, by clicking on “Add contact”. Next, under “Project role”, use the option “Contact person” and add your NCP’s data. For additional support related to this call, please use the following resources : Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.