Living labs to enhance soil health in Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian and Steppic biogeographical regions

In short

This is a Research and Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €24 million for about 2 grants of €12 million each. Submission opens on 4 February 2027. Deadline for the first stage: 8 April 2027 (cut-off 2 of a series).

What the call wants to achieve

• enhanced capacities for participatory, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary R&I to co-create, and co-implement economically viable soil health solutions
• improved soil health monitoring and increased availability of high quality, standardised soil data at local and regional levels
• increased availability of practice-oriented knowledge for land managers and land users, leading to better adoption of effective soil health solutions in diverse contexts
• policy makers are more aware of local needs regarding soil health including its drivers and can use this knowledge to design and implement more effective policies to enhance soil health, which take into account the economic sustainability of solutions.

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

All cut-off dates

• 8 April 2027
• 14 September 2027

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