EU opens €170.7 million 2026 call for bio-based projects

Funding calls

Date: 29 July 2026

Call details

• Call identifier: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026
• Call launch: 23 April 2026
• Call deadline: 22 September 2026 at 17:00 CET
• Call budget: €170.7 million

Description

The 2026 call for proposals, identified as HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026, opened on 23 April 2026 with a total budget of €170.7 million and a submission deadline of 22 September 2026 at 17:00 CET. It supports Research and Innovation Actions, Innovation Actions, flagship Innovation Actions and Coordination and Support Actions under Horizon Europe rules. Topics with clear relevance for the agri-food transition include Safe and Sustainable by Design bio-based alternatives for fertilising and crop protection products (€20 million), diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources (€20 million), biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass (€14 million) and films and coatings for circular packaging (€14 million). Applicants from eligible countries can also use the NCP_WIDERA.NET proposal pre-check service.

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Topics

Geographical descriptors

• EU-27

Organisation Type

• Academic / Research and VET Institutions
• Business Support Organisation
• Company with 250 or more employees
• Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
• SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Authors

• Editorial Team

Related Organisation(s)

• Horizon Europe