# Nature and Biodiversity
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**topic id:** LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-NATURE
**call id:** LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT
**title:** Nature and Biodiversity
**programme:** LIFE Programme
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-NATURE
**description:** Expected Impact:
Applicants are expected to define, calculate, explain and achieve ambitious and credible impacts in terms of conservation benefit, ensuring at the same time long term sustainability and replication (see sections 2 and 9 of the Call document).
Objective:
To contribute to European Union objectives for the protection, maintenance and restoration of the Union’s natural capital in its marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems
Scope:

 The present Call topic targets Standard Action Projects (SAP) aimed at achieving the objectives of the LIFE Nature and Biodiversity sub-programme by supporting the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of EU legislation and policy on nature and biodiversity, as defined in sections 1 and 2 of the Call document.
 Projects focussing exclusively on governance and information are excluded from this Call topic and covered by the related Call topic LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-GOV.
**conditions:** 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.

Call document and annexes:
 Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (LIFE SAP and OAG) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (LIFE)
Participant information (LIFE)
Maps (LIFE)
Description of sites (LIFE)
Description of species and habitats (LIFE)
Letters of support
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
LIFE MGA

Additional documents:
 FAQs in LIFE website
LIFE Multiannual Work Programme 2025-2027
LIFE Regulation 2021/783
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** LIFE Project Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **114290:** 
      -         **action:** LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-NATURE - LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 173500000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-22
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-04-21
      -         **action:** LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-GOV - LIFE-PJG LIFE Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 173500000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-22
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-04-21
**keywords:** LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-NATURE, LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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