Living Labs in urban areas for healthy soils
The 'Living Labs in urban areas for healthy soils' program, under the Horizon Europe 'A Soil Deal for Europe' Mission, aims to establish innovative living labs and lighthouses to accelerate the transition to healthy soils by 2030. This initiative addresses critical urban soil challenges like sealing, pollution, and erosion through co-creative, interdisciplinary research and real-life solution testing.
Who is Funded for Urban Soil Health Projects
The 'Living Labs in urban areas for healthy soils' funding program targets a diverse group of stakeholders committed to improving urban soil health across the EU and Associated Countries. The program emphasizes a multi-actor approach to foster collaboration and co-creation, ensuring solutions are tailored to local needs and effectively adopted.
What is Funded for Healthy Urban Soils
This program supports research and innovation actions focused on developing and implementing solutions for urban soil health. It covers a wide array of activities from co-designing practices to monitoring their impact, with a clear emphasis on real-life application and transferability.
Type and Scope of Funding for Soil Initiatives
The 'Living Labs in urban areas for healthy soils' program provides significant grant funding for research and innovation projects, with specific financial parameters and conditions to ensure effective implementation and collaboration.
Conditions and Requirements for Applicants
Applicants and beneficiaries must adhere to a comprehensive set of conditions and requirements, ranging from application admissibility and consortium structure to ethical considerations and data management, ensuring robust project execution and maximum impact.
Application Procedure and Evaluation
The application process for this call followed standard Horizon Europe procedures, including proposal submission, remote evaluation by experts, and notification of results. Specific guidelines were in place to ensure a transparent and fair assessment.
Legal Basis for the Funding Program
The 'Living Labs in urban areas for healthy soils' program is firmly rooted in the overarching legal framework of Horizon Europe and aligns with key European Union policies related to soil health and sustainability.
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Funding Overview
Funding Status:
Closed
Maximum Amount:
12,000,000 €
Allocated Budget:
Total budget for the call: 134.5 million EUR. Budget for topic HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-02: 12.0 million EUR.
Award Channel:
Framework Programme Call
Region:
EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries
Sectors:
Agriculture and Agribusiness, Food Processing, Environmental and Climate Protection, Research and Development, Service Sector, Construction and Building Materials, Water and Waste Management, Other
Beneficiaries:
Urban communities, local city councils/regions, land managers (farmers, foresters, urban and spatial planners, other decision-makers in land use), food and bioeconomy businesses, consumers, public authorities, citizens, civil society organisations (including NGOs), educators, cultural and creative industries.
Application Type:
Consortium Required
Funding Stages:
Applied Research, Experimental Development, Pilot Testing, Implementation, Product Development, Process Optimization
Funding Provider
Program Level:
European Union
Funding Body:
European Commission
Managed By:
Research Executive Agency (REA)
Additional Partners:
EJP Soil projects, SOILL (Living Lab Support Structure), Mission '100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities', CLEVERFOOD, BENCHMARKS, AI4SoilHealth, EIT KICs (Knowledge and Innovation Communities), European partnerships on Agroecology, European partnerships on Sustainable Food Systems, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - EU Soil Observatory (EUSO).
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