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LIFE 2026 - Standard Action Projects for Circular Economy and Zero Pollution

Original title (EN): LIFE-2026-SAP-ENV-ENVIRONMENT - Circular Economy and Zero Pollution

This call is closed. The submission deadline was 22 September 2026. It stays in the catalogue because these windows recur: ask to be alerted when it reopens.

What it funds

Call for demonstration projects on circular economy and pollution reduction. The work strands relevant to the agri-food sector cover the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, the reduction of nutrient and plant protection product pollution, the recovery of agri-industrial by-products and sustainable water resource management. Budget EUR 79 million for 2026. Opened 21 April 2026, deadline 22 September 2026.

Who can apply

Public and private legal entities established in the EU or in third countries associated to LIFE: agri-industrial companies, water service operators, irrigation boards, local authorities, NGOs, research centres.

Access for non-resident businesses

Ammessa la domanda di un beneficiario unico; nessun obbligo di consorzio transnazionale. Requisito: stabilimento in uno Stato membro UE o in un paese terzo associato al programma LIFE.

Notes and caveats

Status 'Open', budget and dates verified against the official data endpoint on 27 August 2026. The 60% rate is the programme's general rate and should be confirmed in the call document.

Status recalculated. The managing body’s portal listed this scheme as «aperto», but the published deadline says otherwise. In such cases we go by the date.

Sources

Every piece of information on this page was read on 27 August 2026 from the pages below. Where they disagree, the managing body’s document prevails.

Keywords

agroindustriaeconomia circolaregestione idricariduzione dell'inquinamentoriuso delle acque

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