CFPs: Strategic Integrated Projects – Climate Action

The call is launched in accordance with the LIFE 2021-2024 Multiannual Work Programme (MAWP) and will be managed by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) (‘Agency’).

Objectives

• LIFE-2024-STRAT-CLIMA-SIP-two-stage – Strategic Integrated Projects – Climate Action
  • Applicants should target the implementation of one or more of the following plans/strategies:
    • National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) including Long-Term Strategies (LTS).
    • Regulation on the governance of the energy union and climate action (EU)2018/1999.
    • National adaptation strategies and plans pursuant to Article 5 of the Regulation 2021/1119 (‘European Climate Law’), or regional adaptation strategies or action plans.
    • Urban or community-based action plans pioneering the transition to a climate neutral and/or climate resilient society, including climate-neutral cities plans and actions, for instance in the context of the EU Mission ‘Climate neutral and smart cities’ and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.
    • National, regional or industry-/sector-specific greenhouse gas mitigation strategies or low carbon economy roadmaps.

Funding Information

• Total budget: EUR 30 million
  • Indicative range of project budgets: EUR 10-30 million
• Duration
  • Indicative expected project duration: 60 – 120 months

Scope — Activities that can be funded

• In order to substantially contribute to the implementation of this strategy or plan, SIPs should specify:
  • additional, complementary adaptation actions, which are to be funded by other EU, national or private funding sources;
  • how the project will mobilise complementary funds that can finance activities beyond the scope and timeframe of what is funded by LIFE, like measures to integrate climate adaptation objectives in private investment decisions;
  • auxiliary actions that facilitate the implementation of the overall strategy or plan, such as capacity-building;
  • how the project ensures the involvement and coordination of all relevant levels of government.
• Furthermore, the proposal should present clear and quantifiable information on:
  • the expected level of implementation of the adaptation strategy or plan as a direct consequence of (a) the actions foreseen in the SIP and (b) the complementary actions financed by other means mobilised in parallel to the SIP;
  • the geographical area covered by these measures (which can span across national borders if climate risks and vulnerabilities are similar e.g. in river catchment areas);
  • the specific climate risks and vulnerabilities to be addressed (considering also available information on projected future climatic conditions) and how the
  • project’s actions help to minimise them;
  • the level of involvement and commitment of the relevant competent authorities and stakeholders at local, regional and national level;
  • the contribution to mainstreaming climate change action into different sectors

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications will only be considered eligible if their content corresponds wholly (or at least in part) to the topic description for which they are submitted.
• Eligible participants (eligible countries)
  • 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
    • the coordinator must be established in an eligible country.

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