I3FLOAT - OC#1
Funding SMEs to develop and demonstrate TRL 6–8 technological solutions that accelerate innovation and market deployment in the European floating offshore wind value chain.
TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: SME-driven innovation projects developing technological solutions for the floating offshore wind sector. Projects must be relatively close to commercialisation, at TRL 6–8, and contribute to accelerating demonstration, innovation uptake and the competitiveness of the European floating offshore wind value chain.
SECTORS / DOMAIN: Floating offshore wind, covering technological and industrial challenges across areas such as floating substructures, mooring systems and dynamic cables, industrialisation, wind farm design and site planning, logistics and offshore installation, and operation, maintenance and decommissioning.
INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Applications may be submitted by one SME individually or by two SMEs collaborating from eligible regions. For collaborative applications, one SME acts as coordinator and submits the joint proposal. Each SME may participate in only one application.
SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must qualify as SMEs under the European SME definition and meet the geographical eligibility requirements. They must have their headquarters or an affiliated entity in a region represented in the I3FLOAT consortium, be a member of an I3FLOAT cluster partner by June 2026, or be established in an eligible Less Developed Region, Outermost Region or Overseas Region as listed in the call documentation. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient financial stability and capacity, must not have an ownership connection with an I3FLOAT consortium partner, and must submit their application in English through the designated GoodGrants platform.
SPECIFIC TOPICS OR CHALLENGES: Each application must address one, and only one, of the 11 Specific Challenges or 44 Open Challenges identified by I3FLOAT. Specific Challenges address concrete technological needs defined by Challenge Owners, while Open Challenges correspond to prioritised innovation lines from the Floating Wind Strategic Innovation Agenda.
PROJECTS DURATION: Maximum 12 months.
BUDGET, FUNDING RATES AND PAYMENT CONDITIONS:
Funding rate: 100% lump sum.
Budget conditions / limitations: Up to €2.52 million is available for the 1st Open Call. Each SME may request a maximum of €60,000. Projects involving two eligible SMEs may therefore request up to €120,000 in total. Funding is provided as a lump sum linked to project deliverables. Subcontracting is limited to 30% of each applicant's budget and travel costs to 15%.
Payments: 30% of the awarded amount is paid after contract signature; a further 30% is paid midway through implementation following validation of the progress report and monitoring meeting; and the final 40% is paid at the end of the project following validation of the final report and final meeting.
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Closes
10/11/2026
Max funding per project
120.000€