LIFE-2025-PLP Policy Learning Platform Call

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LIFE programme Policy Learning Platform call supporting environmental governance including waste management plans and circular economy action plans.

Source: https://euro-access.eu/_media/file/829_call-fiche_life-2025-plp_en.pdf

Funding Details

Funder

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) / European Commission – LIFE Programme

Funding Goal

Fund projects that address specific EU legislative and policy priorities across Clean Energy Transition, Nature & Biodiversity, Circular Economy, and the Green Urban Transition, supporting implementation of EU environmental and climate legislation through capacity building, coordination, and innovative demonstrations.

Funding Amount

€0.6M–€8M per grant depending on topic/priority; total call budget €21.8M; 90% co-funding rate across all topics. Topic 2 individual priority maxima: €0.6M (Circular Business Models), €0.7M (Water Pollution Alert), €1M (Forestry/Farmland Biodiversity), €1.5M (Environmental Crime), €3M (ESPR NGOs), €4M (New European Bauhaus). Topic 3: up to €8M shared across 3–4 projects. (600.000 € – 8.000.000 €)

Deadline

2025-09-23 (Fixed)

How to Apply

1. Register on EU Funding & Tenders Portal (EU Login + Participant Register, obtain PIC). 2. Prepare Application Form Part A (administrative/budget, filled online), Part B (technical description, max 50 pages, PDF upload), Part C (additional project data, online), and mandatory annexes (detailed budget, participant information). 3. Submit electronically via Portal before 23 September 2025 17:00 CET. One proposal per topic; separate proposals required for multiple topics. Evaluation results expected January 2026; grant signatures April/May 2026.

Target Region

EU Member States and EEA/LIFE-associated countries

Contact

LIFE-2025-ENER topic: CINEA-LIFE-CET@ec.europa.eu | LIFE-2025-NAT-ENV or LIFE-2025-URBAN: CINEA-LIFE-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu | IT issues: EU Funding & Tenders Portal IT Helpdesk | Questions must be submitted at least 7 days before deadline.

Last Checked

2026-03-11 16:25

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a legal entity (public or private body) established in an EU Member State or EEA/LIFE-associated country
• All participants must be registered in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Participant Register (PIC required) before submission
• Consortium composition must meet the specific requirements of the chosen priority (e.g., Priority 2.1: forest agencies covering ≥2/3 of EU MS; Priority 2.3: must include at least one EU network of environmental practitioners; Topic 3: coordinator must be a local authority)

Project Scope

• Each proposal must address only one funding topic; separate proposals required for multiple topics
• Topic 3 proposals must address challenges from at least 2 of 3 LIFE fields (Environment, Energy, Climate) AND at least 3 of 6 specified thematic areas of intervention

Required Documents

• Application must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System (paper submissions not accepted) before 23 September 2025 at 17:00 CET
• Submit Application Form Parts A, B (max 50 pages PDF), C and mandatory annexes including detailed budget table and participant information

Constraints

• Financial support to third parties is not allowed; land purchase costs and volunteer costs are ineligible; indirect costs are capped at 7% flat rate on eligible direct costs
• Only one grant is awarded per specific priority under Topic 2 — competition is direct and proposals must precisely match the prescribed deliverables and scope
• Proposals must demonstrate financial and operational capacity; coordinators (except public bodies or grants ≤€60,000) are subject to financial capacity checks

Summary

The LIFE-2025-PLP call is a top-down, prescriptive EU grant call under the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate Action, managed by CINEA. It funds "Policy and Legislative Priority" (PLP) projects — actions defined directly by the European Commission and Member States to address specific regulatory implementation gaps. The total call budget is €21.8 million distributed across three topics: Topic 1 (Clean Energy, €2M), Topic 2 (Nature & Biodiversity / Circular Economy, €11.8M across 7 discrete priorities), and Topic 3 (Green Urban Transition, €8M for 3–4 projects). Funding rates are 90% for all topics. Topic 2 is the most environmentally broad, covering: biodiversity-friendly forestry training (€1M), New European Bauhaus urban space strategies (€4M), environmental crime enforcement tools (€1.5M), ESPR consumer/NGO participation in EU policy processes (€3M), results-based farmland biodiversity payment schemes (€1M), circular business model mainstreaming for SMEs (€0.6M), and a transboundary climate-proof water pollution alert model (€0.7M). Topic 3 funds ambitious integrated urban pilots combining environment, energy, and climate interventions, coordinated by local authorities. The call is strictly prescriptive: each specific priority defines exact deliverables, consortium composition requirements, and eligible activities. Only one grant is awarded per priority under Topic 2. Consortium requirements vary significantly — some priorities require networks covering at least two-thirds of EU Member States, others require water authorities or local governments as coordinators. Projects must be implemented in EU/EEA eligible countries and must not provide financial support to third parties. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal by 23 September 2025. Evaluation covers Relevance, Impact (weighted 1.5×), Quality, and Resources, each scored out of 20 points with individual and overall pass thresholds. Grant agreements are expected to be signed in April/May 2026.

Historical Context

Call launched under the 2025–2027 LIFE Multiannual Work Programme (Commission Decision C(2025)955 of 15 April 2025). Topic 2.4 explicitly builds on two predecessor LIFE projects: LIFE23-PRE-BE-Ecodesigned4LIFE (ending December 2026, supporting NGO participation in Ecodesign forums) and LIFE22-PLP-reaLIFEstandards (ending February 2026, covering standardisation activities). The PLP call format is an annual mechanism; this is the 2025 edition. Previous funded LIFE projects are searchable in the LIFE database.

Why it was added

LIFE governance call supporting circular economy policy development

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