Here is a review of the March news, posted as always on our Announcement Portal.
In April we identified a total of 139 new calls. The main news of the month is the opening of the LIFE Program calls, with dedicated Infodays on May 12 and 13.
In addition to LIFE, for European programs, there are numerous calls open (of which many cascade funding) for Digital Europe, and there is some news for the Single Market Program, Creative Europe and CERV. Although fewer in number, there is also news on structural and rural funds.
LIFE 2026: the new calls and Infodays
The main news of the month is the opening of the LIFE Program’s 2026 calls: here the set of calls on the Funding&Tenders portal and the CINEA agency website.
LIFE, the European program dedicated to the environment, nature conservation and climate change, is organized into four subprograms:
“Environment” sector: “Nature and Biodiversity” (LIFE NAT) and “Circular Economy and Quality of Life” (LIFE ENV);
Climate Action Sector:Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation(LIFE CLIMA) andClean Energy Transition(LIFE CET).
On Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13, the LIFE Info Days Italy 2026, organized by the National Contact Point of the LIFE 2021-2027 Program (LIFE NCP IT), will take place online at Teams.
During the Infodays, it will be possible to ask questions (via the Slido Platform) to all speakers at the event.
You can view presentations and materials related to the event on the dedicated web page:
- LIFE general information and complete overview call 2026
- Call 2026 Nature and Biodiversity Subprogram.
- Call 2026 Circular Economy and Quality of Life
- Call 2026 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
- Call 2026 Transition to Clean Energy.
- The application process on EU Funding & Tenders.
- Financial aspects of LIFE proposal preparation
- Award criteria and tips for successful proposals
- The SITE (System Italy in Europe) project and support opportunities on LIFE 2026
- The experience of the LIFE WOLFALPS EU project.
European programs
- LIFE program: 29 calls on climate change, circular economy, energy transition;
- Digital Europe: 23 new calls on education and digital skills, AI and health, disinformation, infrastructure and innovation;
- Single Market Program: 2 new calls on zero-emission technologies;
- Creative Europe: 3 new calls in film; Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values: a new call for Civil Society Organizations.
In addition to the flagged calls, please see our Agenda 2026 for an overview of European call publications in the coming months.
Structural Funds
We have 48 new calls in:
- Abruzzo (1), for audiovisual;
- Basilicata (4), for childhood, scholarships, Higher Technical Education;
- Calabria (2), for usury victim support, language skills;
- Emilia Romagna (5), for strategic technologies, research and development, freelancers, disabilities, summer camp;
- Lazio (7), for circular economy, internationalization, women’s entrepreneurship, sports, social and educational services;
- Liguria (1), by higher technological education;
- Lombardy (2), for skills and innovation, volunteering and the Third Sector;
- Marche (1), for PhD scholarships;
- P.A. Bolzano (1), by occupation;
- Piedmont (4), for integrated supply chain projects, cinema, digital transition, higher education;
- Sardinia (3), for investment, school construction, third-country national employment;
- Sicily (6), for Energy infrastructure, social inclusion, self-entrepreneurship, research, employment, education and vocational training;
- Tuscany (9), for educational services, countering violence, school dropouts, training, youth employment, transnational internships, compulsory education, integration;
- Umbria (1), for redevelopment of cultural places;
- Aosta Valley (1), for internship abroad.
There is also a call within the Capacity for Cohesion Program for territorial experts, a call from the School and Skills Program regarding digitization, and a nationally directed call from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for the labor inclusion of migrant women.
Rural Funds
In March, 30 new notices were published in 8 regions. In Emilia Romagna 2 calls on agricultural competitiveness, resilient orchards, establishment of young farmers; in Liguria 1 call on livestock farming; in Lombardy 5 new calls on wetlands, forestation, agroforestry systems, prevention of damage from natural disasters and climatic events; in Marche 3 calls on mountain areas, tourism and typical products, agrobiodiversity; in P.A of Trent 5 calls on mountain areas, meadow and pasture management, biodiversity, organic production; in Piedmont 10 new calls on arboriculture, forestry systems, quality schemes, mountain areas, organic farming, pig breeders; in Tuscany 1 call for young farmers; in Umbria 3 new calls for maintenance and income loss.
Other updates
We have updated the deadline of 13 calls, mainly in the rural area.
As always, we remind you that many of the calls presented in our previous reviews are still open and can be accessed through our Calls Portal.
For more up-to-date and complete information, we also recommend referring to the official sites.
