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    LIFE-2026-CET-BUILDSKILLS

    BUILD UP Skills - National Platforms on energy efficiency skills for the clean energy transition

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    LIFE Clean Energy Transition · LIFE-PJG · Can apply alone

    16 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €3M
    Call budget (2026)

    What this call funds

    This call funds national projects that set up or update a country-level platform bringing together government, training providers, and industry to close the skills gap for energy efficiency and clean energy jobs in construction and renovation. Funded activities include mapping skills gaps, producing a national roadmap with concrete upskilling actions endorsed by stakeholders, and running a large public awareness campaign to attract and train more people into these professions.

    energy efficiency · renewable energy · education skills · construction built environment · regional development

    Who wins this

    A single organisation or group of applicants from one eligible country (or covering several eligible countries) with strong ties to national public authorities, training providers and construction/energy sector stakeholders, capable of running a multi-year platform, skills analysis and large-scale communication campaign.

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    The call in detail

    Funding model
    LIFE-AG
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    LIFE Project Grants
    Partners
    Not required. You can apply on your own.
    Funding rate
    95% (Other Action Grants)
    Also required
    Only open to specific eligible countries not yet having updated their national skills platform and roadmap (Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Iceland, Moldova, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Ukraine); only one platform per country will be supported; indicative EU contribution EUR 1-1.5 million; communication campaign should represent at least 30% of project resources; proposals must include letters of support from national stakeholders.
    Sectors
    CleanTech · Energy · Circular Economy
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document

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