Division 2 ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BETWEEN PRIORITY AREAS AND BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDING — ARTICLE 24(2)(a)
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According to Article 4 of the LIFE Regulation, the overall budgetary envelope for the LIFE programme for the period 2014-2020 is EUR 3 456 655 000, 75 % of which is attributed to the sub-programme Environment (EUR 2 592 491 250), and 25 % of which is attributed to the sub-programme Climate Action (EUR 864 163 750).
In the years 2014-2017, 1 349 million EUR was allocated to the Environment Sub-programme and 446 million EUR to the Climate Action sub-programme. 1 657 million EUR remains available for the years 2018-2020.
The LIFE Regulation also fixes the minimum percentage of the total budget to be reserved for projects (81 %, Article 17(4) of the LIFE Regulation) and the maximum percentage of the budgetary resources allocated to projects supported by way of action grants that may be allocated to integrated projects (30 %, Article 17(5) of the LIFE Regulation).
Article 4 of the LIFE Regulation is under revision to include a contribution of EUR 4 500 000 to the European Solidarity Corps for projects engaging young volunteers across the EU in environmental protection and climate actionf1.
LIFE projects shall be funded by action grants or, where appropriate, by financial instruments (Article 17(4) of the LIFE Regulation).
According to Article 24(2)(a) of the LIFE Regulation, this MAWP specifies the amounts to be allocated per priority area and funding type.
Overall allocation by type of funding for both sub-programmes
| Budget 2018-2020 | in million EUR |
|---|---|
| Projects and operating grants | |
| Action grants | 1 263,44 |
| Operating grants | 36,00 |
| Financial instruments | 75,00 |
| Public procurement | 252,70 |
| Support expenditure | 29,92 |
| Overall total | 1 657,06 |
Overall allocation by priority area 2018-2020
| Priority areas | Environment and Resource efficiency | Nature and Biodiversity | Environmental Governance and Information | European Solidarity Corps | Climate Change Mitigation | Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Governance and Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total per area (in million EUR) | 444,81 | 632,55 | 143,38 | 4,50 | 230,50 | 123,85 | 47,55 |
| Sub-total | 1 627,14 | ||||||
| Support expenditure (ATA) | 29,92 | ||||||
| Overall total | 1 657,06 | ||||||
The allocations per priority area and funding type are of indicative nature. For action grants, the final allocation will depend on the actual number of fundable project proposals under each priority area. Budgetary allocations for and between financial instruments may be adapted during the course of the LIFE programme in response to actual uptake. In line with the Financial Regulationf2, within the thresholds established by the LIFE Regulation, reallocations between priority areas may not exceed 5 % of the total allocation for the priority areas concerned.
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Footnotes
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For more information about the text of the European Solidarity Corps Regulation Proposal and the state-of-play of the related legislative procedure see: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM%3A2017%3A262%3AFIN
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Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.