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Purpose & Target

The core objective of this grant is to accelerate and deepen energy renovation in buildings across the EU. It aims to achieve this by fostering demand for renovations, improving the capacity of the supply chain, and enhancing data and instrumental tools related to building performance. - Target recipients: Organizations involved in the building and energy efficiency sectors, including construction companies (notably SMEs), building owners, financial institutions, service providers, and public bodies. - Size: No explicit size limits are specified, but support for SMEs is particularly noted. - Designation: SECTOR-SPECIFIC - Geographic scope: This grant focuses on transnational actions and mutual learning, requiring project activities in more than one eligible country, typically EU Member States. - Key filtering criteria: Proposals must demonstrate a clear focus on energy renovation, building decarbonization, and the willingness to collaborate transnationally. - Grant frequency: This is part of the recurring annual LIFE Clean Energy Transition call.

Financial Structure

  • Maximum grant amount per proposal: EUR 2,000,000.
  • Total budget allocated for this specific topic (LIFE-2025-CET-BETTERRENO): EUR 6,000,000.
  • Funding rate: 95% of eligible costs will be covered by the grant for Other Action Grants (OAGs).
  • Currency: EUR.
  • Co-financing: A mandatory 5% co-financing contribution from applicants is required, as the funding rate is 95%.
  • Eligible and ineligible costs: Specific details regarding cost categories are described in section 10 of the call document (not provided in this excerpt).
  • Financial reporting and audit requirements: These are also detailed in section 10 of the call document (not provided).

Eligibility Requirements

Organizational Type & Structure
  • Proposals must be submitted by at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities).
  • These 3 or more applicants must be from 3 different eligible countries.
  • While no explicit restrictions on legal form are stated, the context suggests eligibility for various entities including businesses (with specific mention of supporting SMEs), research organizations, and public bodies.
Geographic Requirements
  • Projects must involve activities implemented in more than one eligible country to promote transnational actions and mutual learning.
  • Eligible countries are those participating in the LIFE Clean Energy Transition program, primarily EU Member States.
Capacity & Track Record
  • Requirements for financial and operational capacity are detailed in section 7 of the call document (not provided in this excerpt).
  • Applicants are implicitly expected to have the capacity to deliver high-quality renovations or develop relevant data/instrumental solutions, integrating new products or processes where applicable.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Specific exclusion criteria are described in section 7 of the call document (not provided in this excerpt).

Application Process

Application Timeline
  • The submission session became available on April 24, 2025.
  • The final application deadline is September 23, 2025, at 00:00:00 UTC.
Submission Process
  • The application process follows a single-stage submission model.
  • Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Funding & Tenders Portal's Electronic Submission Service.
  • Applicants will need an EU Login account to access and utilize the submission system.
Required Documentation
  • Applicants must prepare and submit the Standard Application Form (LIFE SAP and OAG), which is available directly within the Submission System.
  • A detailed budget table (LIFE specific) is required.
  • Participant information forms (LIFE specific) must be completed.
  • Additional reference documents include the Call document and its annexes, the 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, and the EU Grants AGA – Annotated Model Grant Agreement.
  • Further guidance is available through the Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual, Terms and Conditions, and Privacy Statement.
Support and Assistance
  • Applicants are encouraged to seek support from their National Contact Points (NCPs).
  • The Funding & Tenders Portal provides a dedicated FAQ section for proposal submission and an IT Helpdesk for technical queries.
  • Information session recordings and presentations may be available to guide applicants.
Post-Award Requirements
  • The legal and financial setup of grants, including specific reporting obligations and monitoring frameworks, are detailed in section 10 of the call document.
  • Projects are expected to quantify results and impacts for both the project's duration and for a period of 5 years following its completion.

Evaluation Criteria

Expected Impact
  • Proposals will be assessed on their concrete results and how they contribute to topic-specific impacts, such as increased demand for energy renovation, higher renovation rates, reduced costs, improved Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), and enhanced data utilization.
  • Quantification of results and impacts using provided indicators is required (e.g., increased number of renovations, reduction in renovation costs, triggered investments).
  • Quantification of common LIFE Clean Energy Transition indicators is also expected, including primary/final energy savings, renewable energy generation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and total triggered investments.
  • Results and impacts must be quantified for both the project's end and for 5 years after the project concludes.
Scope-Specific Impact
  • Scope A (Fostering energy renovations and competitiveness): Evaluated on contributions to increasing renovation rates towards a decarbonized building stock, removing market barriers, stimulating demand, scaling up renovations, deploying replicable business models, and improving the capacity/productivity of construction sector companies (including SMEs) through integration of new products/processes, industrialization, and digital uptake.
  • Scope B (Building instruments, data and services): Evaluated on improvements in the availability, quality, and accuracy of building data (especially for EPC, Renovation Passports, Smart Readiness Indicator), enhancing the reliability of policy instruments, fostering the use of building data for services/financing, and developing robust methodologies for data collection/integration.
Quality Thresholds
  • Detailed award criteria, scoring systems, and thresholds are outlined in section 9 of the call document (not provided in this excerpt).
Cross-cutting Themes
  • Consideration of broader impacts such as whole lifecycle emissions (addressing materials), increased resilience against climate risks, and efforts to address energy poverty will be relevant.

Compliance & Special Requirements

Regulatory Compliance
  • Proposals must clearly align with the objectives of the EU Renovation Wave strategy.
  • Actions should contribute to the implementation of current and future building policies, with particular emphasis on the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
  • Projects should also consider aspects and principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative.
  • If proposing actions related to Renovation Passports (RP), these must be compatible with the schemes and policy evolutions required in EU Member States.
Ethical Standards
  • General ethical standards applicable to EU funding programs are expected to be adhered to, though specific details are not provided in this excerpt.
Technical Specifications
  • For proposals under Scope B (Building instruments, data and services), technological solutions are permitted as enablers, but they must not constitute the central focus of the action; the core remains the development and improvement of instruments, data, and services.
Partnership and Collaboration
  • A mandatory consortium structure requires at least 3 applicants from 3 different eligible countries.
  • Projects are encouraged to seek synergies with, build upon, complement, or promote the market uptake of results from other EU-funded programs (e.g., Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe).
  • Coordination with existing support mechanisms, funding schemes, 'one-stop shops', or renovation facilitation services in the project's area of action is expected.
Uniqueness and Strategy
  • The grant explicitly aims to trigger transnational actions and foster mutual learning among participating entities and countries.
  • Applicants must clearly identify whether their proposal addresses Scope A or Scope B.
  • Proposed activities should be tailored and adapted to the specific context and maturity levels of the markets or countries involved.
  • A key strategic aim is to reduce the administrative, logistic, and financial burden associated with building retrofitting.
  • Emphasis is placed on the generation and use of qualitative data to enhance the reliability of policy and information instruments.

Grant Details

energy renovation building efficiency decarbonization construction smes energy performance certificates renovation wave new european bauhaus clean energy transition sustainable buildings ghg emissions reduction data-driven solutions building data transnational cooperation circular economy climate action eu funding life program energy savings renewable energy financial innovation market uptake capacity building deep renovation affordable renovation smart renovation service-driven renovation value chain digital solutions indoor environmental quality energy poverty building retrofitting
Energy renovation solutions - Making buildings’ renovation faster, deeper, affordable, smarter, service- and data-driven
48210172TOPICSen
LIFE Clean Energy Transition
SME OTHER
AT BE BG HR CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT RO SK SI ES SE
CONSTRUCTION ENERGY ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY
GROWTH MATURE
0-10 11-50 51-250 251-500 500+
SDG7 SDG9 SDG11 SDG13
FUNDING CAPACITY_BUILDING INNOVATION_COMMERCIALIZATION OPERATIONAL_SUPPORT
6000000.00
None
2000000.00
EUR
95.00
Sept. 23, 2025, midnight
None