Call: Horizon 2020: European Green Deal Call

Programme	Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges "	A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake. Funding focuses on the following challenges: Health, demographic change and wellbeing; Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies; Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.
Link	Link to Programme
Description of programme "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials"	This Subprogramme aims to achieve a resource- and water-efficient economoy and society that is also resilient to climate change. Furthermore, it seeks to promote the protection and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems. Lastly, the Programme also supports the sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of the planet's natural resources and eco-systems.
Call	Horizon 2020: European Green Deal Call
Description of call "Horizon 2020: European Green Deal Call"	The call responds to the pressing need to confront the climate crisis and provide greater protection for the continent’s unique environment and biodiversity. At the same time, the call addresses the equally urgent challenge of aiding Europe’s recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, contributing directly to the EU’s Recovery Plan for Europe. The present call has eight principal areas with specific topics: Area 1: Increasing climate ambition: cross sectoral challenges 1.1. Preventing and fighting extreme wildfires with the integration and demonstration of innovative means 1.2. Towards climate-neutral and socially innovative cities 1.3. Climate-resilient innovation packages for EU regions Area 2: Clean, affordable and secure energy 2.1. Innovative land-based and offshore renewable energy technologies and their integration into the energy system 2.2. Develop and demonstrate a 100 MW electrolyser upscaling the link between renewables and industrial applications 2.3. Accelerating the green transition and energy access partnership with Africa Area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy 3.1. Closing the industrial carbon cycle to combat climate change 3.2. Demonstration of systemic solutions for the territorial deployment of the circular economy Area 4: Energy and resource efficient buildings 4.1. Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way Area 5: Sustainable and smart mobility 5.1. Green airports and ports as multimodal hubs for sustainable and smart mobility Area 6: Farm to fork 6.1. Testing and demonstrating systemic innovations for sustainable food from farm to fork Area 7: Biodiversity and ecosystem services 7.1. Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services Area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic-free environment 8.1. Innovative, systemic zero-pollution solutions to protect health, environment and natural resources from persistent and mobile chemicals 8.2. Fostering regulatory science to address chemical and pharmaceutical mixtures: from science to evidence-based policies Area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the EGD 9.1. European Research Infrastructures’ capacities and services to address European Green Deal challenges 9.2. Developing end-user products and services for all stakeholders and citizens supporting climate adaptation and mitigation 9.3. A transparent and accessible ocean: towards a digital twin of the ocean Area 10: Empowering citizens for the transition towards a climate-neutral, sustainable Europe 10.1. European capacities for citizen deliberation and participation for the Green Deal 10.2. Behavioural, social and cultural change for the Green Deal 10.3. Enabling citizens to act on climate change and environmental protection through education, citizen science, observation initiatives, and civic engagement
Link	Link to Call
Applicant details	All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020
Project Partner	Yes
Financial details	Total call budget: 10 million € Amount per project: ca. between 3 and 5 million € Area 1: 1.1.: 72 million € Amount per project: between 2 and 3 million € 1.2.: 53 million € One project will be financed 1.3.: 42 million € Amount per project: between 10 and 15 million € Area 2: 2.1.: 68 million € Amount per project: between 3 and 6 million € 2.2.: 60 million € Amount per project: between 10 and 15 million € 2.3.: 40 million € One project will be financed Area 3: 3.1.: 80 million € Amount per project: between 10 and 20 million € 3.2.: 60 million € Amount per project: between 10 and 20 million € Area 4: 4.1.: 60 million € Amount per project: between 10 and 20 million € Area 5: 5.1.: 100 million € Amount per project: between 15 and 25 million € Area 6: 6.1.: 74 million € Amount per project: between 6 and 12 million € Area 7: 7.1.: 80 million € Amount per project: between 16 and 25 million € Area 8: 8.1.: 40 million € Amount per project: between 8 and 12 million € 8.2.: 20 million € Amount per project: between 4 and 6 million € Area 9: 9.1.: 28 million € Amount per project: ca. 8 million € 9.2.: 25 million € Amount per project: between 3 and 5 million € 9.3.: 12 million € Amount per project: ca. 12 million € Area 10: 10.1.: 10 million € Amount per Project: between 3 and 5 million € 10.2.: 10 million € Amount per Project: between 3 and 5 million € 10.3.: 25 million € Amount per Project: between 3 and 5 million €
Submission	Online via Funding & Tenders Portal
Contact Details	Link to the National Contact Point Finder.