Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation

In short

This is an Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €12 million for about 2 grants of €6 million each. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Submission opens on 20 April 2027. Deadline: 23 September 2027.

What the call wants to achieve

• accelerated growth and success of innovation-led local urban food start-ups, through strengthened business development services, access to capital and investment, and boosted innovation capacities
• empowered urban food entrepreneurs through inclusive, multi-actor governance models that foster mentoring, collaboration, and co-creation among local actors
• established and interconnected European-wide competitive urban food systems innovation ecosystems, scaled and deployed widely, that increase the resilience, inclusiveness, and well-being of urban communities through socially innovative and climate smart approaches.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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