CINEA LIFE 2026 — Circular Economy and Quality of Life Sub-Programme
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EU LIFE Programme circular economy sub-programme. Opens 21 April 2026. Typically EUR 2-10m per project. Covers waste, resource recovery, plastic, marine litter.
Source: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/life-calls-proposals-2026_en
Funding Details
- Funder
- CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency)
- Funding Goal
- Overview page for LIFE 2026 calls covering all sub-programmes: Nature and Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Quality of Life, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Clean Energy Transition
- Funding Amount
- Varies by call type: SAP EUR 500K-5M average; SIP EUR 5-20M; Operating Grants EUR 300K-2M; Total LIFE 2026 budget not yet published (500.000 € – 20.000.000 €)
- Deadline
- 2026-09-25 (periodic)
- How to Apply
- LIFE 2026 calls published on EU F&T Portal on 21 April 2026. Info days 28-30 April 2026. Monitor cinea.ec.europa.eu/life-calls-proposals-2026_en for specific call topics and deadlines.
- Target Region
- EU Member States and LIFE-associated countries
- Contact
- CINEA-LIFE@ec.europa.eu; cinea.ec.europa.eu
- Last Checked
- 2026-03-15 08:28
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Summary
This entry covers the CINEA LIFE 2026 calls overview page, which aggregates all LIFE Programme call types for 2026 across the four sub-programmes: Nature and Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Quality of Life, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, and Clean Energy Transition. The LIFE Programme is the EU flagship funding instrument for environment and climate action, running since 1992 with a total 2021-2027 budget of EUR 5.4 billion. All 2026 LIFE calls will be published on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal on 21 April 2026. CINEA will host the EULIFE26 Info Days online from 28 to 30 April 2026 to provide guidance to potential applicants. Key call types include Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for Circular Economy and Quality of Life (directly relevant), Nature and Biodiversity SAPs, Climate Change Mitigation SAPs, Operating Grants for NGOs, and Strategic Integrated Projects. For specific call details, refer to the dedicated LIFE SAP ENV entry (ID 554) which covers the circular economy calls in detail. This overview entry tracks the programme-level timeline and is useful for monitoring the full range of 2026 LIFE opportunities.
Historical Context
LIFE Programme annual calls since 1992. 2026 marks the fourth year of the 2021-2027 multi-annual work programme. Info days confirm programme is on track.
Why it was added
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