# Grant for projects that change behaviour to curb nature loss

_Aperto · Status as of Wednesday 21 October 2026, 00:27 (Nicosia time)_

## In brief
- Funding Programmes Portal funds Grants and funding.
- The grant covers up to 100% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Tuesday 13 October 2026 to Thursday 14 January 2027 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Funding Programmes Portal
- **Who can apply:** Company, Municipality, State body, University or research body
- **Area:** Cyprus
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €12,000,000
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** 100%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Saturday 17 October 2026
- **Opens:** Tuesday 13 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Thursday 14 January 2027 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- Your project aims to change behaviour, not only to study nature.
- Your work combines systems thinking and behavioural science.
- You can address the root causes of biodiversity loss with the relevant groups of people.

## It is not for you if…
- You mainly want to monitor biodiversity, not change behaviour.
- You want to expand a business into new markets.

## What you need
- Reread the official call and its annexes before you submit.
- Keep the submission receipt, because it proves the date.
- Confirm with the funder which partners or letters of commitment the call asks for.

## How to apply
1. Read the official call and check that your project fits its purpose.
2. Write to the help desk if the requirements or the budget rules are unclear.
3. Find any partners the call requires and agree their role early.
4. Submit your application before the closing date and keep the receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.fundingprogrammesportal.gov.cy/call/systemic-approaches-to-accelerate-transformative-change-for-biodiversity-gr-2026/

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Monday 19 October 2026.

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