Posted on 7th October 2016
Category: News
Businesses can apply for funding for a range of business projects in areas from food security to smart cities and green vehicles.
A European funding programme is to invest more than €550 millon across 6 initiatives launched this month.
Business support is available for projects in a range of fields including sustainable food security, rural innovation and business, marine projects, the bioeconomy, smart cities and green vehicles.
The funding opportunities
Six new Horizon 2020 funding calls are now open.
Sustainable food security: €280.5 million is available across a variety of topic areas in crop and livestock production and aquaculture
Rural renaissance: €61 million is available across a variety of topic areas including land management, rural business models and speeding up innovation in rural areas.
Blue growth: €48.4 million is available across a variety of topic areas including specialised vessels for coastal and offshore activities, clean coasts and seas, improving seafood and monitoring of fish stocks.
Bio-based innovation for sustainable goods and services: €26.4 million is available across a variety of topic areas including forest production, strategies for improving the bioeconomy and a plant molecular factory.
Smart cities and communities: funding is available to demonstrate innovative integrated infrastructures.
Green vehicles: €133 million is available for nine topics including integration of electric vehicles with the grid, aerodynamics, and powertrain development.