Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for Circular Economy and Zero Pollution - Environment

Type

LIFE Project Grants (Standard Action Project)

About the call

The second-largest standard call in the programme - EUR 79 million. It covers two of the sub-programme's three priority areas: circular economy and waste, and zero pollution and sustainable management of natural resources. This is the thematically broadest call in the environmental strand of LIFE.

Objectives

• Develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques, methods and approaches to achieve the objectives of EU environmental legislation.
• Improve the knowledge base and support the application of best practices.
• Catalyse the large-scale deployment of successful technical and policy solutions by mobilising investment.

What is funded

• Waste and secondary raw materials: prevention, reuse, repair, separate collection, recycling, secondary raw material chains, critical raw materials.
• Water: surface and groundwater quality, wastewater treatment, water conservation, micropollutants.
• Air: reducing pollutant emissions, urban air quality.
• Soil: preventing degradation, remediation of contaminated sites.
• Noise: reducing noise pollution.
• Chemicals: safe-and-sustainable-by-design alternatives, reducing exposure to hazardous substances.
• Sustainable production and consumption: eco-design, extending product lifecycles, digital product passport.

Conditions

• Call budget: EUR 79 million
• Co-financing rate: up to 60%
• Duration: usually 3-5 years
• Consortium: not mandatory

Deadline

22 September 2026, 17:00 CEST