The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | European Commission through CINEA |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Grants |
| Tier | European Instruments |
| Ceiling | €1,000,000–10,000,000 typical |
| Coverage | 60–75% |
| Cost of money | n/a |
| Term | Project period of 3–5 years |
| Earliest reachable | Year 3 |
| Application to cash | 270–540 days |
Who qualifies
Public bodies, enterprises and NGOs delivering environment and climate projects, usually in partnership.
What it funds
Nature conservation, circular economy, climate adaptation and environmental governance projects.
What disqualifies an applicant
What it stacks with
These instruments combine with this one. Grants generally cannot double-fund the same cost, but different components of the same project may each carry their own support, and tax credits stack more freely with grants than grants do with each other.
Biodiversity and Nature Restoration Funding
Park authorities, municipalities, enterprises and organisations delivering restoration, reforestation and water resilience projects.
Non-Productive Environmental Investment
Farmers and land managers undertaking investments with environmental rather than commercial returns.
Creative Europe
Cultural and creative organisations, generally in transnational partnership.
Ventures this funds
2 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
Rewilding and Habitat Restoration
Restoring degraded land to functioning habitat under public contract and conservation funding.
10–22 months
Environmental Monitoring and Survey
Species surveys, water and soil monitoring and environmental reporting under contract.
4–10 months
Note on sources. This page is generated from the VentureItalica research registry. Figures and legal references reflect the corpus as verified at the last review and are indicative rather than advice. Instruments change; always confirm the current call text with the administering body before acting.
