Open the third call of the European Partnership FutureFoodS to promote sustainable food systems, with the participation of the CDTI Innovation
The call will finance international research and innovation projects in three areas related to sustainable and transparent food value chains, healthy and sustainable food practices and the development of innovative food products.
The European Partnership “Sustainable Future of Food Systems” (FutureFoodS) has opened today, November 3, its third transnational call for R+D+I projects, under the title "GETS – Getting Everyone Together for Sustainable food systems: empowered consumers, innovative sustainable products and trusted value chains".
This initiative, co-financed by the European Union within the framework of Horizon Europe, aims to support international collaborative projects that contribute to transforming European food systems towards more sustainable, healthy, safe and resilient models.
The proposals must address one of the three thematic areas established in the call for proposals:
- Sustainable, transparent and trusted food value chains, addressing aspects related to certification, traceability, labelling, sustainable purchasing, equity and cooperation across value chains.
- Consumer choice and food environments that favour healthy, safe and sustainable practices, including aspects such as food literacy, access and affordability of food, inclusion and behavioural changes.
- Innovative processing for sustainable, safe and nutritious food products, including product diversification, the use of alternative food sources and the development of processing technologies that preserve their natural characteristics.
The call includes two types of projects: exploratory research (Exploratory Research), aimed at advancing scientific knowledge, and acceleration of innovation (Accelerating Innovation), aimed at the development and practical application of innovative solutions.
The partnership focuses on the post-primary production phase, so activities related to primary production are not the subject of the call.
Participation and financing of the CDTI Innovation
The projects must have an international consortium made up of at least three entities from three different countries that are eligible to apply for funding from the agencies participating in the call.
At the national level, different Spanish agencies will finance the participation of the entities of our country, according to their respective requirements and conditions. In the case of the CDTI Innovation, Spanish companies, both SMEs and large companies, that participate in projects in any of the three thematic areas and the two modalities foreseen, may apply for funding.
The CDTI has an indicative budget of 600,000 euros and will grant subsidies, with maximum intensities of 60% for small businesses, 50% for medium-sized businesses and 40% for large businesses. These percentages are applied on the bankable budget and could reach 70% for all companies in case of budgetary availability.
Spanish companies applying for funding from the CDTI must also submit the corresponding national application, accompanied by a brief technical report in Spanish, through their electronic headquarters. This process must be completed within the same time period established for the presentation of the international preliminary proposals.
Deadlines and more information
The announcement takes place in two phases. The deadline for submission of the preliminary proposals will remain open until 13 January 2027 at 13:00 (CET). Projects that pass this first phase will be able to submit their complete proposals until 30 June 2027, at 13:00 (CEST).
In addition, the FutureFoodS partnership will organize on November 12, from 11:00 to 12:00 (CET), an informative webinar aimed at entities interested in participating. The session will be freely accessible and does not require prior registration.
In addition, with the aim of facilitating the preparation of proposals, the CDTI will soon organize a national information day aimed at Spanish companies interested in participating in the call. This day will be announced on the CDTI event platform.
Interested entities can consult all the documentation, participation requirements and the procedure for submitting proposals at this link.The specific funding conditions for each national agency are available in Annex I of the call.
To obtain information on the financing conditions of the CDTI Innovation, Spanish companies can consult the section of the CDTI website on national financing of Horizon Europe Cofund projects or contact the Deputy Directorate of Technological Cooperation through the email partnerships HE@cdti.es or telephone 91 581 05 93.
CDTI Innovation
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