RIVCircular Open Call for Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Proposals\n\nOpening date：20 April 2026\nDeadline model：single-stage\nDeadline date：17 September 2026 14:00 (Brussels time)\nProject status：Open For Submission\nExpected duration of participation：Up to 3 years, depending on the topic selected\nTotal funding available：12 350 000,00 €\nProject acronym：RIVCircular\nFull name of the EU funded project：Regional Innovation Valleys for Circular economy\nGrant agreement number：101161013\nTopic：HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-03-01 - Implementing co-funded action plans for connected regional innovation valleys\n\n## Submission & evaluation process\nRIVCircular launches a cascade funding call with five topics, looking for innovative circular economy project ideas with potential high impact. This cascade funding call is jointly funded through Horizon Europe and Regional/National funding.\nWe are looking for Innovation Action proposals starting and finishing between TRL 6-8.\nProposals should be focused on one of the following topics:\n1. Topic 1: Construction and demolition waste (CDW) circularity.\n2. Topic 2: Circular energy integration: valorising local waste streams for industrial efficiency\n3. Topic 3: Electric vehicles (EV) batteries recycling and reuse\n4. Topic 4: Circular economy in the textile industry\n5. Topic 5: Digital solutions for circular economy\nApplicants are invited to submit proposals using the dedicated page “cascade funding” on the RIVCircular website https://www.rivcircular.eu/call/\nRIVCircular funding territories include:\n1. Madrid (Spain)\n2. Innlandet (Norway)\n3. Kyiv-Oblast (Ukraine)\n4. Haut-de-France (France)\n5. Extremadura (Spain)\n6. Vienna (Austria)\n7. Greece (national scope)\nPlease note that applicants are responsible for checking the RIVCircular grant website page for updated information related to this Call. Amendments to the Guidelines and inclusion of Frequently Asked Questions may be issued.\nProposals that meet all the eligibility requirements will be evaluated by external experts. Based on the final overall scoring and budget availability, the successful proposals will be selected, and candidates will be informed directly by RIVCircular.\n\n## Further information\nFurther information about this call can be found on the dedicated page on https://www.rivcircular.eu/call/ that provides:\n1. Detailed Guidelines for applicants, which include the text of the call and the description of the topics. 1-RIVCircular-Call_Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf\n2. Templates of the 4 Compulsory templates: Form A (administrative data), Form B (technical proposal, 30 pages max), Budget and Declaration on Double funding for recipients.\n3. Instructions about how to fill in Form B\n4. A Frequently Asked Questions document\n5. Matchmaking platform https://www.b2match.com/e/rivcircular/components/50676/info\n6. General helpdesk: info@rivcircular.eu\n\n## Task description\n-