Innovation Fund hydrogen production auction
Competitive grants paying a fixed premium per kilogram of certified hydrogen produced in the EU/EEA. IF25 is closed; a further auction is planned for December 2026.
CINEA
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) manages EU funding programmes, including the Innovation Fund.
Funding opportunities
Innovation Fund industrial heat auction
Competitive grants paid against verified low-carbon industrial heat production in the EU and EEA. Applicants finance delivery before payments begin; the 2025 auction is closed.
Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
LIFE BUILD UP Skills national skills platforms
Grants for organisations bringing national partners together to plan workforce skills for energy-efficient buildings and attract people to energy-efficiency professions.
LIFE building energy renovation solutions
Grants for cross-border partnerships testing scalable building renovation models and practical energy assessment tools.
LIFE circular economy and zero pollution grants
Grants for public and private organisations implementing circular-economy and pollution-reduction projects, including water resilience and more energy-efficient wastewater treatment.
LIFE EMPOWER — Clean energy scale-up in cities
A grant for a consortium to help European cities turn proven clean-energy solutions into implementation plans, with training and local-authority roadmap grants.
LIFE one-stop shops for private-building renovation
Grants to establish integrated renovation services for private homes, professional landlords or commercial buildings. The documented 2026 round is closed.
LIFE private-finance mobilisation for energy efficiency
Grants to develop and test financing schemes that attract private investment into energy efficiency, potentially alongside renewables and storage. The 2026 round is closed.
LIFE project development assistance for sustainable energy
Grants covering up to 95% of technical-assistance costs to prepare and launch substantial energy-efficiency or renewable-energy investments in LIFE participating countries.
LIFE 2026: climate adaptation grants
EU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
LIFE Climate Governance and Information grants
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for practical climate-governance, policy implementation and behaviour-change projects in LIFE participating countries.
LIFE Climate Change Mitigation grants
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for operational projects that cut greenhouse-gas emissions or increase carbon removals in LIFE participating countries.
LIFE climate plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships implementing large climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans alongside other funding.
LIFE DIGITAL — Skills and planning for smarter electricity networks
Grants for consortia helping electricity distribution network operators build staff skills and digitalisation roadmaps for integrating clean energy.
LIFE cooperation among energy communities
Grants for cross-country projects that strengthen energy-community federations or use peer learning to implement new community energy services. The 2026 round is closed.
LIFE Environment plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships involving the responsible public authorities to put large-scale environmental plans into practice, including flood and drought resilience.
LIFE environmental governance grants
Grants for organisations improving environmental decision-making, compliance and public awareness, including proactive drought management.
LIFE household energy poverty
Grants for organisations working together across countries to reduce household energy poverty through public-policy coordination or support for apartment-building renovation.
LIFE grants for industry clean energy cooperation
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects that connect industry with clean-energy suppliers or organise energy cooperation among nearby businesses.
LIFE grants for local heating and cooling plans
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects helping municipalities and regions deliver integrated local heating and cooling plans.
LIFE Nature and Biodiversity grants
Grants for organisations restoring habitats and protecting wild species, including carbon-rich ecosystems and flood and drought resilience; the 2026 round is closed.
LIFE RENEWHC — Grants to improve heat-pump and solar-thermal markets
Grants for international partnerships to remove regulatory and financing barriers to heat pumps and solar thermal in existing buildings.
LIFE sustainable energy policy implementation
Grants for public and private organisations working together to help EU countries implement energy-efficiency and building-performance rules.