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Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: learning from the past to improve future soil health[E8]

UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Call: Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission. Type of action: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Activities under this topic will help progress towards the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 . Moreover, activities should also contribute to meeting the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals [1] .
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Buyer's deadline: 8 Apr 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2). UTC: 8 Apr 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Published Not stated.
Value: EUR 12,000,000
Buyer: European CommissionSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Expected deadline[E2]: 8 Apr 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2)
Value[E9]: EUR 12,000,000
Published[E6]: Not stated
Procedure: Not stated
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 10 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Call: Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission. Type of action: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Activities under this topic will help progress towards the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 . Moreover, activities should also contribute to meeting the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals [1] . Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: policymakers and other relevant stakeholders have improved access to knowledge and quantitative data on changes in soil degradation over the past centuries to millennia across different pedo-climatic regions, alongside projections for future soil health trends under different scenarios; policymakers, land managers and other relevant stakeholders have an advanced understanding of the long-term drivers (and the similarities and differences with short-term drivers) and long-term consequences of soil degradation processes including their role in the climate and biodiversity systems and in the water and nutrient cycles, both in the past and in the future; policymakers and other relevant stakeholders have an expanded comprehension of the social and cultural factors driving historical soil degradation and societal perceptions of soil degradation and soil health, as well as an enhanced understanding of the long-term socio-economic consequences of soil degradation processes, e.g. in terms of EU’s agricultural competitiveness, both in the past and in the future; citizens are more aware of the societal impacts of…[E3]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E5]
RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100

Evidence

9 facts

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E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
Proposals must be submitted by 8 Apr 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2).
“2027-04-08T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Expected Outcome: Activities under this topic will help progress towards the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 . Moreover, activities should also contribute to meeting the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals [1] . Project res…”
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.
“EU call topic”
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This call is forthcoming: it is announced but not open yet.
“31094501”
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice was published on 4 Feb 2027.
“2027-02-04T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/startDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as forthcoming.
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: learning from the past to improve future soil health".
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 12,000,000 (from EUR 5,500,000).
Document HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage:31094501:2026-03-02T10:39:42.274+0100, field /metadata/budgetOverview/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0. SLETOR shortened and reformatted the text. Data licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (European Commission) (opens in a new tab). Personal contact details in notices are not stored or shown.

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