Overview
The Horizon Europe call, titled "Carbon farming innovation and scale-up," specifically HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03, is set to open on April 20, 2027, with a submission deadline of September 23, 2027, for a total funding amount of €12 million, aimed at awarding two grants of €6 million each. This opportunity falls under the category of Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA) and utilizes a lump sum grant funding mechanism, simplifying financial management for beneficiaries by offering fixed funding amounts rather than reimbursement based on actual expenses.
Eligible applicants include a wide array of stakeholders from the carbon farming ecosystem, particularly emphasizing a multi-actor approach. Participants may include land managers, certification bodies, market participants, governmental authorities, research institutions, and technology providers. Consortia comprising multiple organizations are required, stressing collaboration among diverse stakeholders to ensure comprehensive approaches to carbon farming certification.
The geographic eligibility extends primarily to EU member states and associated countries, as per Horizon Europe standards. Non-EU entities can participate under specific provisions. The targeted sectors include climate change mitigation, agriculture, and technology-focused innovations such as AI, IoT, and blockchain related to carbon farming and certification.
The project aims to advance methodologies, technologies, and capacity-building mechanisms necessary for the practical implementation of the EU's Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF). This includes reducing the administrative burden associated with monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems for carbon farming practices while facilitating scalable carbon-removal certification.
Proposals should focus on integrating advanced technologies to streamline certification processes and enhance knowledge sharing among participants. Furthermore, projects must actively engage in creating awareness about CRCF, collect data on participants' needs, and analyze feedback to address barriers to large-scale participation.
This single-stage application process does not explicitly require co-funding, although participating organizations may voluntarily provide additional or in-kind contributions to strengthen proposals. While specific success rates are not published, competition is anticipated to be high, with historical success rates for similar funding opportunities ranging between 10%-15%.
Overall, this grant opportunity represents a significant investment in fostering innovation within the carbon farming sector, providing financial support for projects that address sustainable practices and contribute to the EU's climate goals. The call aligns with broader EU strategies, including the European Green Deal and the Climate Pact, by seeking innovative solutions to enhance the effectiveness of carbon farming practices across Europe.
Eligible applicants include a wide array of stakeholders from the carbon farming ecosystem, particularly emphasizing a multi-actor approach. Participants may include land managers, certification bodies, market participants, governmental authorities, research institutions, and technology providers. Consortia comprising multiple organizations are required, stressing collaboration among diverse stakeholders to ensure comprehensive approaches to carbon farming certification.
The geographic eligibility extends primarily to EU member states and associated countries, as per Horizon Europe standards. Non-EU entities can participate under specific provisions. The targeted sectors include climate change mitigation, agriculture, and technology-focused innovations such as AI, IoT, and blockchain related to carbon farming and certification.
The project aims to advance methodologies, technologies, and capacity-building mechanisms necessary for the practical implementation of the EU's Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF). This includes reducing the administrative burden associated with monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems for carbon farming practices while facilitating scalable carbon-removal certification.
Proposals should focus on integrating advanced technologies to streamline certification processes and enhance knowledge sharing among participants. Furthermore, projects must actively engage in creating awareness about CRCF, collect data on participants' needs, and analyze feedback to address barriers to large-scale participation.
This single-stage application process does not explicitly require co-funding, although participating organizations may voluntarily provide additional or in-kind contributions to strengthen proposals. While specific success rates are not published, competition is anticipated to be high, with historical success rates for similar funding opportunities ranging between 10%-15%.
Overall, this grant opportunity represents a significant investment in fostering innovation within the carbon farming sector, providing financial support for projects that address sustainable practices and contribute to the EU's climate goals. The call aligns with broader EU strategies, including the European Green Deal and the Climate Pact, by seeking innovative solutions to enhance the effectiveness of carbon farming practices across Europe.
Detail
This is a Horizon Europe (HORIZON) call, specifically Call 02 - single stage (2027) (HORIZON-CL6-2027-02). The topic is "Carbon farming innovation and scale-up," specifically HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03. It falls under HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA) and uses a HORIZON Lump Sum Grant [HORIZON-AG-LS] Model Grant Agreement (MGA). The call is forthcoming with a single-stage deadline model. The planned opening date is 20 April 2027, and the deadline is 23 September 2027 at 17:00:00 Brussels time.
The expected outcomes of the project are:
Models, methods, and data needed for the quantification of carbon farming activities and results are available for integration in a single monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system, so that the costs and burden associated with carbon farming MRV are reduced to a minimum.
Use of carbon-removal and emission-reduction certification is facilitated at scale, and the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation becomes the basis for cost-effective certification of carbon farming in different contexts.
Carbon farming actors involved in CRCF implementation in different roles, including land managers and other market participants, as well as certification and governance bodies, have access to relevant scientific knowledge and tailored technical support for the implementation of CRCF rules.
The scope of the call is as follows:
The CRCF Regulation creates the first EU-wide voluntary framework for certifying carbon removals, carbon farming, and carbon storage in products across Europe. It aims to facilitate investment in innovative carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions while addressing greenwashing by establishing EU quality criteria and laying down monitoring and reporting processes.
By 2026, the Commission will have adopted the first EU certification methodologies for different carbon farming activities through delegated acts, issued implementing acts with certification rules, and started recognising certification schemes entitled to apply CRCF rules.
With CRCF implementation expected to start in 2027, this topic should develop innovations and knowledge facilitating and enhancing its implementation on the ground.
Proposals should:
Develop innovations to facilitate carbon farming certification, particularly by integrating advanced technologies (e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Earth observation, IoT) and by enhancing cooperation among holders of relevant knowledge and data (e.g., networks of benchmark sites, ring tests among soil laboratories, interoperability of relevant datasets) to harmonise data collection and verification and minimise administrative burden for operators.
Maintain open-access lists of models, sampling protocols, datasets of emission factors, and other relevant data to harmonise sustainability benchmarks for carbon farming activities, enhance the robustness of company-level and national greenhouse gas inventories for the land sector and the agricultural sector, and ensure the comparability and interoperability of all CRCF uses.
Based on experience with the implementation of the CRCF Regulation and its implementing rules during the first years after entry into force, and building on previous knowledge and tools developed by other relevant (EU-funded) projects, enhance capacity among the relevant stakeholders and facilitate the broad application of new or improved technologies, processes, or services supporting the successful participation of land managers, certification schemes, and certification bodies.
Create awareness about CRCF among all potential users, buyers, or financiers of carbon farming (e.g., companies in the bioeconomy, national and regional agriculture and environmental authorities, financial institutions), collect information about their data needs, and facilitate access to those data within the context of CRCF certification and registry.
Systematically collect and analyse feedback and lessons learned by carbon farming actors involved in CRCF implementation, particularly regarding obstacles to implementing and scaling-up of CRCF certification.
Identify and address, through technological, economic, or social innovations, remaining obstacles for effective large-scale participation in CRCF certification, and propose potential improvements to enabling conditions, certification methodologies, verification rules, and incentive structures.
Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach and ensure adequate involvement of relevant stakeholders, including potential carbon-farming practitioners (farmers, foresters, and other land managers), other market participants, certification bodies, and relevant public authorities.
Proposals should include a dedicated task, appropriate resources, and a plan on how they will collaborate with other projects selected under this topic and with projects under other relevant topics in Horizon Europe Work Programmes, including the Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe' and the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO).
The integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content is not a mandatory requirement for this topic.
The general conditions include:
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific provisions exist for non-EU/non-Associated Countries, detailed in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions: Proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation, and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring, and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021. This is further described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific conditions are described in the specific topic of the Work Programme.
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates are available in the Submission System, including a standard application form (HE RIA, IA).
Evaluation form templates will be used with necessary adaptations, including a standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA).
Guidance is provided in the HE Programme Guide.
Model Grant Agreements (MGA) include the Lump Sum MGA.
Call-specific instructions include a detailed budget table (HE LS) and guidance on lump sums.
Additional documents include:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
The budget overview for the year 2027 includes several topics:
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 16,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 22,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 11,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 15,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 3 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 11,800,000, indicative grant amount EUR 5,000,000 to EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-04 - HORIZON-CSA: EUR 6,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 10,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 15,500,000, indicative grant amount EUR 7,000,000 to EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 7,800,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 7,800,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09 - HORIZON-CSA: EUR 6,750,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,750,000, 1 grant
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In summary, this Horizon Europe call focuses on fostering innovation and scaling up carbon farming practices to meet the goals of the EU's CRCF Regulation. It seeks projects that can develop and implement advanced technologies for carbon farming certification, enhance data collection and verification processes, build capacity among stakeholders, and address obstacles to large-scale participation in CRCF. The call encourages collaboration among various actors, including farmers, researchers, certification bodies, and public authorities, to ensure the successful implementation of carbon farming practices across Europe. The funding is provided as a lump sum, and the call emphasizes the use of digital technologies and data interoperability to achieve its objectives.
The expected outcomes of the project are:
Models, methods, and data needed for the quantification of carbon farming activities and results are available for integration in a single monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system, so that the costs and burden associated with carbon farming MRV are reduced to a minimum.
Use of carbon-removal and emission-reduction certification is facilitated at scale, and the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation becomes the basis for cost-effective certification of carbon farming in different contexts.
Carbon farming actors involved in CRCF implementation in different roles, including land managers and other market participants, as well as certification and governance bodies, have access to relevant scientific knowledge and tailored technical support for the implementation of CRCF rules.
The scope of the call is as follows:
The CRCF Regulation creates the first EU-wide voluntary framework for certifying carbon removals, carbon farming, and carbon storage in products across Europe. It aims to facilitate investment in innovative carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions while addressing greenwashing by establishing EU quality criteria and laying down monitoring and reporting processes.
By 2026, the Commission will have adopted the first EU certification methodologies for different carbon farming activities through delegated acts, issued implementing acts with certification rules, and started recognising certification schemes entitled to apply CRCF rules.
With CRCF implementation expected to start in 2027, this topic should develop innovations and knowledge facilitating and enhancing its implementation on the ground.
Proposals should:
Develop innovations to facilitate carbon farming certification, particularly by integrating advanced technologies (e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Earth observation, IoT) and by enhancing cooperation among holders of relevant knowledge and data (e.g., networks of benchmark sites, ring tests among soil laboratories, interoperability of relevant datasets) to harmonise data collection and verification and minimise administrative burden for operators.
Maintain open-access lists of models, sampling protocols, datasets of emission factors, and other relevant data to harmonise sustainability benchmarks for carbon farming activities, enhance the robustness of company-level and national greenhouse gas inventories for the land sector and the agricultural sector, and ensure the comparability and interoperability of all CRCF uses.
Based on experience with the implementation of the CRCF Regulation and its implementing rules during the first years after entry into force, and building on previous knowledge and tools developed by other relevant (EU-funded) projects, enhance capacity among the relevant stakeholders and facilitate the broad application of new or improved technologies, processes, or services supporting the successful participation of land managers, certification schemes, and certification bodies.
Create awareness about CRCF among all potential users, buyers, or financiers of carbon farming (e.g., companies in the bioeconomy, national and regional agriculture and environmental authorities, financial institutions), collect information about their data needs, and facilitate access to those data within the context of CRCF certification and registry.
Systematically collect and analyse feedback and lessons learned by carbon farming actors involved in CRCF implementation, particularly regarding obstacles to implementing and scaling-up of CRCF certification.
Identify and address, through technological, economic, or social innovations, remaining obstacles for effective large-scale participation in CRCF certification, and propose potential improvements to enabling conditions, certification methodologies, verification rules, and incentive structures.
Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach and ensure adequate involvement of relevant stakeholders, including potential carbon-farming practitioners (farmers, foresters, and other land managers), other market participants, certification bodies, and relevant public authorities.
Proposals should include a dedicated task, appropriate resources, and a plan on how they will collaborate with other projects selected under this topic and with projects under other relevant topics in Horizon Europe Work Programmes, including the Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe' and the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO).
The integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content is not a mandatory requirement for this topic.
The general conditions include:
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific provisions exist for non-EU/non-Associated Countries, detailed in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions: Proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation, and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring, and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021. This is further described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific conditions are described in the specific topic of the Work Programme.
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates are available in the Submission System, including a standard application form (HE RIA, IA).
Evaluation form templates will be used with necessary adaptations, including a standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA).
Guidance is provided in the HE Programme Guide.
Model Grant Agreements (MGA) include the Lump Sum MGA.
Call-specific instructions include a detailed budget table (HE LS) and guidance on lump sums.
Additional documents include:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
The budget overview for the year 2027 includes several topics:
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 16,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 22,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 11,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 15,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 3 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03 - HORIZON-RIA: EUR 11,800,000, indicative grant amount EUR 5,000,000 to EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-04 - HORIZON-CSA: EUR 6,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 10,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 15,500,000, indicative grant amount EUR 7,000,000 to EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08 - HORIZON-IA: EUR 7,800,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 7,800,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09 - HORIZON-CSA: EUR 6,750,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,750,000, 1 grant
Partner search announcements can be viewed and edited by LEARs, Account Administrators, or self-registrants after logging into the Portal. The submission system is planned to open on the date stated on the topic header. General FAQs and support are available, including an Online Manual, Horizon Europe Programme Guide, Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ, Research Enquiry Service, National Contact Points (NCPs), Enterprise Europe Network, IT Helpdesk, European IPR Helpdesk, CEN-CENELEC Research Helpdesk, ETSI Research Helpdesk, and Partner Search.
In summary, this Horizon Europe call focuses on fostering innovation and scaling up carbon farming practices to meet the goals of the EU's CRCF Regulation. It seeks projects that can develop and implement advanced technologies for carbon farming certification, enhance data collection and verification processes, build capacity among stakeholders, and address obstacles to large-scale participation in CRCF. The call encourages collaboration among various actors, including farmers, researchers, certification bodies, and public authorities, to ensure the successful implementation of carbon farming practices across Europe. The funding is provided as a lump sum, and the call emphasizes the use of digital technologies and data interoperability to achieve its objectives.
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Eligible Applicant Types: The eligible applicant types are not explicitly stated, but the call encourages a multi-actor approach, indicating that a range of stakeholders can participate. This includes potential carbon-farming practitioners (farmers, foresters, and other land managers), other market participants, certification bodies, and relevant public authorities. Therefore, eligible applicants could include research institutes, universities, SMEs, large enterprises, NGOs, governmental bodies, and other relevant organizations involved in the carbon farming and climate sectors.
Funding Type: The funding type is a grant, specifically a HORIZON Research and Innovation Action (HORIZON-RIA) and HORIZON Innovation Actions (HORIZON-IA) and HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (HORIZON-CSA) under the Horizon Europe program. The grants will be disbursed as lump sums.
Consortium Requirement: The call requires a multi-actor approach, implying that a consortium of multiple applicants is preferred, if not strictly required. The emphasis on collaboration among various stakeholders (farmers, foresters, market participants, certification bodies, public authorities) suggests that a single applicant would likely not be able to adequately address the scope of the call.
Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): The primary geographic eligibility appears to be focused on EU member states and associated countries, as it falls under the Horizon Europe program. However, the documentation mentions that a number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
Target Sector: The program targets the climate, agriculture/food, and environment sectors, with a specific focus on carbon farming, carbon removals, and sustainable carbon storage. It also touches on innovative technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Earth observation, and IoT.
Mentioned Countries: No specific countries are mentioned, but the focus is on Europe, particularly the EU, given the context of the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. The call is open to EU member states and associated countries, and potentially to participants from non-EU/non-associated countries that have made specific provisions for funding in Horizon Europe projects.
Project Stage: The project stage is geared towards development, validation, and demonstration, with an eye on facilitating the implementation and scaling-up of carbon farming practices. The call aims to build on existing knowledge and tools, enhance capacity among stakeholders, and address obstacles to large-scale participation in CRCF certification.
Funding Amount: The funding amounts vary by topic, with individual grants ranging from approximately €5 million to €11 million. For example, HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 has a budget of €16 million and aims to award around 2 grants, implying around €8 million per grant. HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 has a budget of €22 million and aims to award around 2 grants, implying around €11 million per grant. HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03 has a budget of €11.8 million and aims to award around 2 grants, implying between €5 million and €6 million per grant.
Application Type: The application type is an open call with a single-stage submission process.
Nature of Support: Beneficiaries will receive money in the form of a lump sum grant.
Application Stages: The application process involves a single stage.
Success Rates: The success rates are not explicitly mentioned, but the indicative number of grants for each topic suggests that the funding is highly competitive.
Co-funding Requirement: The need for co-funding is not explicitly stated.
Summary: This Horizon Europe call focuses on "Carbon farming innovation and scale-up" to support the implementation of the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. The goal is to facilitate investment in carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions while preventing greenwashing. Projects should develop innovations for carbon farming certification, integrate advanced technologies, harmonize data collection, and enhance stakeholder capacity. The call encourages collaboration among farmers, foresters, market participants, certification bodies, and public authorities. Funding is provided as lump sum grants, with project budgets ranging from approximately €5 million to €11 million. The application process is a single-stage open call. The initiative aims to establish a robust framework for carbon farming across Europe, ensuring transparency, comparability, and effective participation of all stakeholders.
Funding Type: The funding type is a grant, specifically a HORIZON Research and Innovation Action (HORIZON-RIA) and HORIZON Innovation Actions (HORIZON-IA) and HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (HORIZON-CSA) under the Horizon Europe program. The grants will be disbursed as lump sums.
Consortium Requirement: The call requires a multi-actor approach, implying that a consortium of multiple applicants is preferred, if not strictly required. The emphasis on collaboration among various stakeholders (farmers, foresters, market participants, certification bodies, public authorities) suggests that a single applicant would likely not be able to adequately address the scope of the call.
Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): The primary geographic eligibility appears to be focused on EU member states and associated countries, as it falls under the Horizon Europe program. However, the documentation mentions that a number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
Target Sector: The program targets the climate, agriculture/food, and environment sectors, with a specific focus on carbon farming, carbon removals, and sustainable carbon storage. It also touches on innovative technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Earth observation, and IoT.
Mentioned Countries: No specific countries are mentioned, but the focus is on Europe, particularly the EU, given the context of the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. The call is open to EU member states and associated countries, and potentially to participants from non-EU/non-associated countries that have made specific provisions for funding in Horizon Europe projects.
Project Stage: The project stage is geared towards development, validation, and demonstration, with an eye on facilitating the implementation and scaling-up of carbon farming practices. The call aims to build on existing knowledge and tools, enhance capacity among stakeholders, and address obstacles to large-scale participation in CRCF certification.
Funding Amount: The funding amounts vary by topic, with individual grants ranging from approximately €5 million to €11 million. For example, HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 has a budget of €16 million and aims to award around 2 grants, implying around €8 million per grant. HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 has a budget of €22 million and aims to award around 2 grants, implying around €11 million per grant. HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03 has a budget of €11.8 million and aims to award around 2 grants, implying between €5 million and €6 million per grant.
Application Type: The application type is an open call with a single-stage submission process.
Nature of Support: Beneficiaries will receive money in the form of a lump sum grant.
Application Stages: The application process involves a single stage.
Success Rates: The success rates are not explicitly mentioned, but the indicative number of grants for each topic suggests that the funding is highly competitive.
Co-funding Requirement: The need for co-funding is not explicitly stated.
Summary: This Horizon Europe call focuses on "Carbon farming innovation and scale-up" to support the implementation of the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. The goal is to facilitate investment in carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions while preventing greenwashing. Projects should develop innovations for carbon farming certification, integrate advanced technologies, harmonize data collection, and enhance stakeholder capacity. The call encourages collaboration among farmers, foresters, market participants, certification bodies, and public authorities. Funding is provided as lump sum grants, with project budgets ranging from approximately €5 million to €11 million. The application process is a single-stage open call. The initiative aims to establish a robust framework for carbon farming across Europe, ensuring transparency, comparability, and effective participation of all stakeholders.
Short Summary
Impact This funding aims to facilitate the implementation and scaling-up of carbon farming practices across Europe, ensuring effective participation of all stakeholders in the EU's Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. | Impact | This funding aims to facilitate the implementation and scaling-up of carbon farming practices across Europe, ensuring effective participation of all stakeholders in the EU's Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. |
Applicant Applicants should possess expertise in carbon farming, advanced technologies (such as AI, blockchain, and IoT), and experience in multi-actor collaboration involving land managers, certification bodies, and public authorities. | Applicant | Applicants should possess expertise in carbon farming, advanced technologies (such as AI, blockchain, and IoT), and experience in multi-actor collaboration involving land managers, certification bodies, and public authorities. |
Developments The funding will support projects focused on developing innovations for carbon farming certification, integrating advanced technologies, and enhancing data collection and verification processes. | Developments | The funding will support projects focused on developing innovations for carbon farming certification, integrating advanced technologies, and enhancing data collection and verification processes. |
Applicant Type This funding is designed for a diverse consortium of actors including research institutions, universities, SMEs, large enterprises, NGOs, governmental bodies, and other relevant organizations involved in the carbon farming and climate sectors. | Applicant Type | This funding is designed for a diverse consortium of actors including research institutions, universities, SMEs, large enterprises, NGOs, governmental bodies, and other relevant organizations involved in the carbon farming and climate sectors. |
Consortium A multi-actor consortium is mandatory for this funding opportunity, requiring collaboration among various stakeholders. | Consortium | A multi-actor consortium is mandatory for this funding opportunity, requiring collaboration among various stakeholders. |
Funding Amount The funding amount is €6,000,000 per project, with a total budget of €12,000,000 allocated for 2 expected projects. | Funding Amount | The funding amount is €6,000,000 per project, with a total budget of €12,000,000 allocated for 2 expected projects. |
Countries The funding is relevant for EU member states and associated countries, as well as potentially for participants from non-EU/non-associated countries that have made specific provisions for funding in Horizon Europe projects. | Countries | The funding is relevant for EU member states and associated countries, as well as potentially for participants from non-EU/non-associated countries that have made specific provisions for funding in Horizon Europe projects. |
Industry This funding targets the climate, agriculture, and environment sectors, specifically focusing on carbon farming, carbon removals, and sustainable carbon storage. | Industry | This funding targets the climate, agriculture, and environment sectors, specifically focusing on carbon farming, carbon removals, and sustainable carbon storage. |
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