Technical Assistance preparation of SNaPs
Funding for preparing Strategic Nature Projects (SNaPs) to implement EU nature/biodiversity policies at large territorial scale.
This call supports the preparation of proposals for Strategic Nature Projects (SNaPs). These projects implement Priority Action Frameworks or similar plans for nature and biodiversity. The projects must involve all stakeholders and coordinate funding for complementary measures.
Likely relevant for
- Environmental NGOs
- Public authorities in nature conservation
- Research institutions in biodiversity
- Regional and national environmental agencies
Project signals
What it funds
- Preparation of proposals for Strategic Nature Projects (SNaPs)
- Implementation of Priority Action Frameworks, National Restoration Plans, or similar strategies
- Large territorial scale projects
- Involvement of all concerned stakeholders
- Coordination mechanism for funding complementary measures
Expected outcomes
- Well-prepared proposals for SNaPs
- Enhanced coordination among stakeholders
- Support for full implementation of targeted nature/biodiversity strategies
Who can apply / participate
- Public authorities
- NGOs
- Research institutions
- Consortia including multiple stakeholders
- Involvement of all concerned stakeholders is required
- Projects at international, national, regional or multiregional level
- Refer to section 6 of the call document for detailed eligibility conditions
- Specific eligible countries not listed here, check call document
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility criteria in section 6 of call document
- Admissibility conditions in section 5 of call document
- Financial and operational capacity requirements
Money
Total budget of approximately EUR 500,000 for 2026 for this call action.
- Total budget for 2026 — 500000EURBudget allocated for preparation of SNaPs
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 and admissibility conditions detailed in sections 6 and 7 of call document.
- Evaluation and award criteria and process described in sections 8 and 9 of call document.
- Legal and financial setup described in section 10 of call document.
- Optional annexes include letters of support and other annexes as needed.
- Review FAQs on LIFE programme website.
- Contact National Contact Point (NCP) for assistance and add NCP as contact person in application.
- Use Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual for guidance.
- Submit proposal before deadline 22 September 2026.
- Check all eligibility and admissibility conditions carefully in call document.
- Ensure compliance with financial and operational capacity requirements.
- Follow proposal formatting and page limits strictly.
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 Nature Project (SNaP) to implement - a Priority Action Framework (PAF), National Restoration Plans, or other plans or strategies on international, national, regional or multiregional level that implement EU nature and/or biodiversity policy or legislation - 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 PAF (or other eligible 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 help 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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