Expertise and training centre on rural innovation

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01-02

Call

Expertise and training centre on rural innovation

Summary

Proposals under this project, will contribute to fostering a sustainable, balanced and inclusive development of rural areas, supporting the implementation of the European Green Deal. It will do so by accelerating the deployment of digital, nature-based, social and community-led innovations in rural areas through capacity building and enhanced knowledge exchange, leading to rural communities that will be better equipped with innovative and smarter solutions that increase access to services, opportunities and adequate innovation ecosystems.

Detailed Call Description

Proposals should provide capacity building on rural innovation towards rural communities and actors in the EU and beyond. Projects should be considered as relevant with a variety of Programmes (refered in the work programme, p. 400)  if they produced practical tools to develop and/or implement strategies and roadmaps in domains such as energy, digital, climate adaptation and mitigation, mobility, environment, social, education and care, food etc, as well as, innovation approaches such as living labs, activities related to smart villages; training packages, videos etc. innovation activities in general and innovative solutions. Proposals should pay special attention to social innovation.

They should engage with international partners, including relevant international organisations (e.g. FAO, OECD) and partners in priority regions of the world for EU international cooperation on rural development (e.g. Africa) or with outstanding expertise in rural development, on resources to support the sustainable development of rural communities. Proposals may include partners from these countries in capacity building activities.

Training contents and packages should be provided in multiple languages and multimedia formats allowing their wide dissemination in the EU and beyond. They should be developed, tested and validated taking into account the specific needs of various types of rural actors (including women, young people, entrepreneurs, community-leaders, elderly etc.) in various types of rural areas.

Call Total Budget

€5,00 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

EU contribution per project: €5,00 million

Thematic Categories

  • Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
  • Rural development

Eligibility for Participation

  • Farmers, Agriculturalists
  • International Organisations
  • Large Enterprises
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • State-owned Enterprises

Eligibility For Participation Notes

  • Due to the scope of this topic, legal entities established in all member states of the African Union are exceptionally eligible for Union funding.
  • Proposals focusing on one type of activity or sector (e.g. primary production) are out of scope.
  • Legal entities established in non-associated third countries may exceptionally participate in this Coordination and support action.

Call Opening Date

22/06/2021

Call Closing Date

06/10/2021

National Contact Point(s)

 

Research and Innovation Foundation

Strovolos Avenue 123, 2042 Nicosia, Cyprus, P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/

Dr Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy

Dr Ioannis Theodorou

Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy

(Publish Date: 07/09/2021-for internal use only)