Technical Assistance preparation of ENV SIPs
Funding for preparing Strategic Integrated Projects to implement large-scale environmental plans in circular economy, waste, water, air sectors.
This call supports preparing proposals for Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) under the LIFE programme. It focuses on implementing national or regional plans related to circular economy, waste, water, air quality, or noise. Projects must involve all stakeholders and coordinate funding for complementary measures.
Likely relevant for
- Environmental NGOs
- Regional and national public authorities
- Consultants in environmental planning
- Circular economy project developers
Project signals
What it funds
- Preparation of proposals for Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) under LIFE sub-programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life
- Implementation of National or regional Circular Economy Action Plans
- Implementation of Waste Management Plans, River Basin Management Plans, Air Quality Plans, or Noise Action Plans
- Projects at large territorial scale involving all concerned stakeholders
- Coordination mechanisms for funding complementary measures for full plan implementation
Expected outcomes
- Well-prepared SIP proposals ready for submission
- Enhanced coordination among stakeholders
- Improved implementation of environmental plans at regional or national level
Who can apply / participate
- National or regional public authorities
- Consortia involving multiple stakeholders
- Involvement of all concerned stakeholders is required
- Eligible countries as described in section 6 of the call document
- Applicants must meet conditions in section 6 of the call document
- Financial and operational capacity assessed per section 7
- Exact list of eligible countries and applicant types must be verified in call document
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility of applicant types and countries per call document section 6
- Specific consortium requirements
- Budget limits and funding rates
Money
Total budget allocated for this call is approximately EUR 300,000 for 2026.
- Total budget for 2026 — 300000EURBudget dedicated to LIFE-2026-TA-PP-ENV-SIP action
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model.
- Proposal page limits and layout as per section 5 of call document and Part B of Application Form
- Eligibility conditions as per section 6 of call document
- Financial and operational capacity requirements as per section 7
- Evaluation and award criteria and process as per sections 8 and 9
- Legal and financial setup as per section 10
- Prepare proposal following call document and application form templates
- Consult FAQs and National Contact Points for guidance
- Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal before deadline
- Check detailed eligibility and admissibility conditions in call document
- Ensure compliance with all submission requirements to avoid rejection
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 17:18 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
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Official source text
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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.
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:
Application form templates
Standard application form (LIFE TA PP) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Participant information (LIFE)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
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.
Raw budget overview
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