Discover 25 Cascade Funding Opportunities for your February 2024 success!
Get ready to supercharge your innovative ideas with Cascade Funding, the game-changing instrument of the European Commission! February 2025 is packed with 25 funding opportunities that are tailor-made for SMEs, startups, universities, researchers and local authorities.
Don’t miss out on this chance to take your ideas to the next level and make a lasting impact on the world of research and innovation.
CASCADE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - FEBRUARY 2025
NGI Fediversity Open Call. Call for proposals that provide an idea that contributes to the vision of the Next Generation Internet
Open call to search for projects to help reshape the state of play and create and open, trustworthy and reliable internet for all
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 01/02
NGI TALER – 5th Open Call. Contributions to help reshape the state of play of digitial payment systems, to help create an open, trustworthy and reliable internet for all
Call to select projects to deliver potential break-through contributions to the objectives of NGI TALER and the introduction of privacy-preserving and libre digital payment methods at internet scale
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 01/02
NGI Zero Commons Fund – 5th Open Call. Create, mature and grow internet commons.
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 01/02
NGI Mobifree 2024 Call 5. NGI Mobifree: More ethical and human mobile software.
The goal of the open call is to empower individuals and organizations to contribute to the development of ethical, user-centered mobile technologies by advancing open hardware software and standards. Through funding innovative projects, NGI Mobifree aims to enhance usability, security, privacy, and interoperability, enabling users to control their devices while reducing e-waste.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 01/02
NGI Local for Local Currency Ecosystem. Local for Local is a digital platform to help cities deploy local economic tokens/local currency systems to help strengthen local economies.
Local for Local helps cities strengthen regional economies with digital tools for local currencies, fostering social cohesion and simplifying administration. Supported by the European Commission, their program offers up to €60,000 in funding, expert training, networking, and open-source tools to boost local currency systems. Applications are now open to strengthen local economies with innovative currency solutions.
Total Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 01/02
EIT Community New European Bauhaus (NEB) 2025. This call seeks innovative ventures integrating sustainability, inclusivity, and design beyond functionality in their business ideas – aligned with the NEB mission to improve quality of life and encourage green and digital transformations.
The aim of this call for proposals is to identify and work with start-ups integrating simultaneously the three core
dimensions of the NEB in their operations, products, and services.
Max Funding:€50,000
Deadline: 03/02
FABRIX: Textile and clothing industry facilitators in Athens and Rotterdam. FABRIX’s call for facilitators aims to foster sustainable urban manufacturing and transform the Textile & Clothing sector through circular business models, ethical practices, and innovative digital tools, starting in Athens and Rotterdam.
FABRIX’s first call aims to empower facilitators in Rotterdam and Athens to build local circular production systems centred on human-driven technology, fostering resilience, inclusivity, and democracy. The action is centered on the textile and clothing industries.
Max Funding:€25,000
Deadline: 04/02
Cross-Re-Tour: Call for Proposals. Cross-domain Open Innovation Programme to support innovative tourism projects to enhance their green and digital innovation.
Call to support at least 80 projects targeting the innovation of circular, green and digital operations of SMEs in the tourism industry
Max Funding:€30,000
Deadline: 05/02
BEFuture Acceleration Programme. Call for new ideas to promote sustainability, resilience and inclusivity, with a focus on innovation and digitalisation in the business event industry.
BEFuture aims to drive sustainability, inclusivity, and resilience across the European business events sector.
Max Funding:€30,000
Deadline: 05/02
RURACTIVE- Open Call for Innovators. Call for innovators aiming to foster a just and sustainable transition of rural areas.
RURACTIVE Open Call for Innovators aims to help develop smart, community-led, tailor-made, place-based, and inclusive solutions within local rural areas
Max Funding:€90,000
Deadline: 05/02
CyberSecDome Open Call 1. The CyberSecDome Open Call – Round 1 invites SMEs, research organisations, and industry stakeholders to validate AI and VR-enhanced cybersecurity solutions, offering funding of up to €120,000 per project
Call to engage cross-sector and cross-border third parties to accelerate the integration of advanced security solutions into digital systems and infrastructures. Participants in the call will play a critical role in shaping the development of the CyberSecDome platform and its applications for cybersecurity across Europe.
Max Funding: €120,000
Deadline: 10/02
SUSRUR 2024 Call 3 – COLLABORATE. Towards SUStainability and resilient scenarios for tourism SMEs in RUral & Remote Areas.
The SUSRUR project’s COLLABORATE Program is targeting SMEs in the tourism sector across five European rural and remote areas.
The call aims to support up to 50 tourism SMEs in developing skills and capacity building at management level which will enhance the SMEs overall performance towards digital and green transition. During the implementation of the Collaborate Program, applicants will have access to specialised consulting services.
The Open Call #3 objective aims to develop skills and capacity building at management level which will enhance the SMEs overall performance towards digital and green transition.
Eligible Regions are:
● Asturias (Spain)
● Western Macedionia (Greece)
● Harghita (Romania)
● Utena (Lithuania)
● Steirisches Vulkanland (Austria)
Max Funding:€6,000
Deadline: 12/02
INGENIOUS Training Grants. Building resilience and accelerating transition to green and digital economy in Energy Intensive Industries.
The INGENIOUS project (Building Resilience and Accelerating the Transition to a Green and Digital Economy in Energy-Intensive Industries) supports SMEs in these sectors by encouraging the development of innovative solutions. As part of its initiatives, the INGENIOUS Training Grants aim to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of SMEs striving to remain competitive.
To meet the demands of today’s dynamic market, INGENIOUS offers 100 training grants valued at €250 each. These grants are designed to help SMEs advance their digital skills, embrace the green transition, strengthen resilience, and reskill or upskill their workforce.
Max Funding:€250
Deadline: 14/02
STARHAUS Open Call 2 Innovation and Creativity. The 2nd Open Call seeks collaborators to develop prototypes for pet food, fertilizers, beverages, and cereals through user-centered design and visionary solutions.
The 2nd Open Call invites innovators to co-create user-centered prototypes for pet food, fertilizers, beverages, and cereals with leading technology partners. Participants will engage in co-design, prototype development, and real-world testing to create scalable, impactful solutions that push technological boundaries. This is a unique opportunity to raise Technology Readiness Levels while creating impactful, future-focused solutions.
Max Funding:€50,000
Deadline: 17/02
STARHAUS Open Call 3 Innovation and Creativity. The 3rd Open Call invites partners to craft scalable business models and market strategies, translating STARHAUS technologies into impactful, community-focused solutions.
The 3rd Open Call under the EU-funded STARHAUS project invites creative agencies, artists, SMEs, and technology companies to collaborate on crafting business models and market strategies that bring STARHAUS technologies to local communities. Participants will co-develop scalable solutions emphasizing environmental and societal impact, engaging in activities such as business model creation, market integration planning, designing engagement tools, broader applications research, and community engagement. This final call seeks innovative, community-focused approaches to ensure STARHAUS technologies are accessible, impactful, and sustainable.
Max Funding:€50,000
Deadline: 17/02
Agroecology Partnership Call for Pre proposals. Funding opportunity for research and innovation projects addressing agroecology performance, value-chain transformation, and policy development.
Agriculture faces challenges in food security, climate adaptation, and sustainability, requiring a transition to agroecology. The AGROECOLOGY partnership’s second call focuses on two areas: evaluating agroecology’s long-term performance across environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and transforming value chains and policies to support this transition. Proposals should use a multi-actor, co-creation approach, including Living Labs, to drive innovation in both conventional and organic farming systems.
Max Funding:€300,000
Deadline: 17/02
X2RIndustry 2nd Open Call for software integration. XR2Industry 2nd Call for the development of XR solutions focused on improving interoperability and standardization, fostering XR mass adoption across industries.
The XR2Industry 2nd Open Call will support up to 2 MidCaps or SMEs developing XR software solutions aimed at improving interoperability and advancing standardization to facilitate widespread XR adoption.
Max Funding:€275,000
Deadline: 18/02
RESIST: Networking Open Call. Resilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive Industry.
This call provides financial support to European SMEs, startups, and micro-businesses in the Mobility, Transport, and Automotive (MTA) sector to participate in international networking and marketing activities within the EU. Funding covers up to €500 for networking and €250 for marketing, aimed at enhancing their visibility and connections in the industry.
Max Funding:€5,000
Deadline: 19/02
CESAM Open Call. Open innovation projects or identified challenges projects addressing specific priorities for the agrifood sector
The CESAM project funds Agrifood SMEs in Catalonia, Occitania, and the Balearic Islands for circular economy solutions in water, packaging, waste reduction, and co-product valorization. Projects (up to 12 months) receive 100% funding, with budgets up to €30,000 (individual), €50,000 (regional), and €70,000 (interregional).
Max Funding:€70,000
Deadline: 19/02
EUROBIN 2024 Call 3. Open Call for the Technology Exchange Programme.
The euROBIN Technology Exchange Programme is supporting the development of simulation tools and advanced AI techniques that can accelerate the development of general robot skills. This programme will provide up to 12 selected entities with a lump sum of up to €60,000 to integrate and test their code, method, or hardware in some of the most advanced robotic platforms in Europe.
Max Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 19/02
Green Marine Med Call for Green Shipping Innovation. This is a call for startups that can significantly contribute to making the shipping industry more environmentally friendly. The programme provides support services, incubation support by Brain Theory, and an economic contribution.
The International Call for Green Shipping Innovation aims to provide specific support for startups, SMEs, and entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build awareness in the ports and maritime transport industries, accelerating Green Shipping in the Mediterranean.
Max Funding:€3,000
Deadline: 28/02
EIT RawMaterials KAVA CALL 13 – UPSCALING. Together we can shape a strong, sustainable raw materials sector in Europe.
KAVA Call 13 invites proposals to strengthen Europe’s raw materials sector, supporting the green and digital transition. The call aims to help achieve 2030 goals under the European Critical Raw Materials Act, including increasing domestic mining to 10%, expanding processing to 40%, accelerating recycling to 25%, and diversifying supply sources.
Max Funding: €500,000
Deadline: 28/02
EENergy 2024 Call 2. Call for the EENergy energy efficiency.
SMEs that need support for the design and implementation of energy efficiency related activities can apply to the EENergy open call, and potentially benefit from a 10,000 Euro EENergy grant in addition to Enterprise Europe Network sustainability advisory services.
Max Funding: €10,000
Deadline: 28/02
DTO BioFlow – 2nd Open Call. Open call to contribute marine biodiversity data to the European digital twin of the ocean.
Call for data holders who can facilitate sustained and long-term ingestion to the EU Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO) of previously inaccessible data.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 28/02
DeremCO- Second Open Call. DeremCo 2nd Open Call seeks to back projects that offer innovative solutions involving composites aligned with DeremCo’s objectives in one of three different areas: advancement materials treatment, process improvement or development of novel solutions for various applications.
The DeremCo call for proposals aims to develop new circular business models in the composite sector by leveraging DeremCo’s inter-regional prototypes, combining different Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and fostering new technological solutions driven by SMEs.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 28/02
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