Grants8 | The most comprehensive grants search on the web

Grant Analysis

Purpose & Target

This grant, part of the LIFE Clean Energy Transition (CET) call, aims to support the effective implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) across the European Union. Its core objective is to help national and regional public authorities improve how they design, monitor, and evaluate policies related to renewable energy. This includes streamlining permit-granting procedures and ensuring a sufficient number of skilled professionals for renewable energy installations. This is a SECTOR-SPECIFIC grant, focusing exclusively on sustainable and renewable energy policy implementation. The target recipients are public authorities of various sizes within EU Member States. A key filtering criterion is the mandatory consortium requirement, where applicants must form a partnership of at least three entities from three different eligible countries.

Financial Structure

This grant operates under a generous funding model, but with specific limitations:

Total Topic Budget: The overall budget allocated to the LIFE-2025-CET-POLICY topic for 2025 is 4,000,000 EUR.
Suggested Grant Amount: The European Commission suggests that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of up to 2,000,000 EUR would be appropriate for achieving the specific objectives. While this is a recommendation, it's a strong indicator of the expected project scale.
Funding Rate: The grant offers a high funding rate of 95% of eligible costs for Other Action Grants (OAGs).
Currency: All financial figures are in Euros (EUR).
Eligible Costs: Costs related to capacity building, technical advice, tool development, knowledge exchange, policy monitoring, and impact assessment within the scope of the Renewable Energy Directive are generally eligible. However, costs for specific upskilling and reskilling activities involving the development or update of qualification and training schemes are ineligible.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for this grant, your organization must be a national public authority or a regional authority within an EU Member State. This grant is designed specifically for these types of organizations responsible for implementing energy legislation. Consortium Requirements

Mandatory Consortium: Proposals must be submitted by at least three applicants (beneficiaries), not affiliated entities, from three different eligible countries.

Geographic Eligibility

Your public authority must be located in one of the EU Member States.

Scope Exclusions

Important: This specific topic exclusively addresses the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Actions supporting the Energy Efficiency Directive (Scope A) or the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Scope C) are not eligible under this call.
Activities covering upskilling and reskilling through the development or updating of qualification and training schemes are not considered eligible within this topic.

Application Process

Application Deadline The absolute deadline for submitting your proposal is September 23, 2025, at 00:00:00 UTC+00. Application Procedure

The application process is a single-stage submission.
Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Funding & Tenders Portal's Electronic Submission Service.

Required Documentation To prepare your application, you will need the following:

Standard Application Form (LIFE SAP and OAG): This form is specific to this call and is available directly in the Submission System.
Detailed Budget Table (LIFE): A specific budget template for LIFE projects.
Participant Information (LIFE): Documents providing details about all participating entities.

Support for Applicants Several resources are available to assist you with your application:

National Contact Point (NCP): You are strongly encouraged to seek support from your national NCP.
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ: A comprehensive FAQ section is available for common questions regarding proposal submission.
IT Helpdesk: For technical issues with the portal, passwords, access rights, etc.
Online Manual: A step-by-step online guide covering portal processes from preparation to reporting for 2021-2027 programs.
Info Session Recordings & Presentations: Materials from information sessions may be available.

Evaluation Criteria

The detailed award criteria, scoring, and thresholds are described in section 9 of the official call document, which was not provided. However, based on the 'Expected Impact' section, successful proposals are likely to be evaluated on their potential to achieve the following:

Increased Knowledge and Capacity: How well the project enhances understanding and knowledge within public administrations responsible for European energy legislation.
Improved Collaboration: The extent to which the project fosters better cooperation among implementing bodies, both within and across Member States.
Effective Implementation: The potential for the project to lead to more effective implementation of policy provisions, including better planning, design, and evaluation of measures.
Data and Monitoring Improvement: The project's contribution to improving the availability, access, quality, and monitoring of data, and the use of accurate calculation and Measurement & Verification (M&V) methodologies.
Market Understanding: How the project improves understanding of potentials and market barriers in the renewable energy sector.
Quantifiable Impact: Proposals should quantify their results and impacts using the indicators provided in the topic description (e.g., number of public authorities with increased capacity, number of policy measures improved, energy savings, GHG reductions, investments triggered) and propose additional project-specific indicators. Results should be quantified for both the project's end and for five years post-project.
Commitment from Authorities: A clear demonstration of concrete interest and commitment from competent implementation authorities is expected, which can be shown through dedicated letters of support.

Compliance & Special Requirements

Regulatory Compliance

Projects must explicitly focus on and support the effective implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), including provisions related to streamlining permit-granting processes and Article 18 concerning installers and designers of renewable energy systems. Strict adherence to relevant EU legislative requirements is expected.

Special Requirements and Considerations

Exclusive Focus: This specific topic within the LIFE-2025-CET call has an exclusive focus on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Proposals addressing the Energy Efficiency Directive or the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive will not be considered under this specific topic.
Cooperation with Skill4Energy Platform: If your project addresses the implementation of Article 18 of the RED (related to skilled professionals for renewable energy), you will be required to plan cooperation with the Skill4Energy Platform (expected to launch in 2025 or 2026). This includes disseminating information, promoting best practices, and providing input for cross-border mobility and mutual recognition of certifications.
Demonstrated Authority Interest: Proposals must clearly demonstrate the concrete interest of the competent implementation authorities (especially national authorities) to engage in, contribute to, and use the results of the project activities. This commitment can be supported by dedicated letters of support.
Scope Areas: Actions should address only one of the two defined areas:
1. Permit-granting procedures and renewable acceleration areas.
2. Support national authorities on the implementation of Article 18 of the RED. While addressing both is permissible if duly justified, it does not automatically guarantee a higher score.

Grant Details