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Pioneering Destination Earth for a Sustainable Future: Large-Scale Pilots and Demonstrators[E8]

UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Call: Research Infrastructures 2027. Type of action: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Actionable and widely tested research-to-action pilot solutions in addressing complex cross-sectoral problems caused and/or exacerbated by climate change in key socio-environmental and socio-economic sectors.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Buyer's deadline: 15 Jun 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2). UTC: 15 Jun 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Published Not stated.
Value: EUR 40,000,000
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]: 15 Jun 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2)
Value[E9]: EUR 40,000,000
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: Research Infrastructures 2027. Type of action: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Actionable and widely tested research-to-action pilot solutions in addressing complex cross-sectoral problems caused and/or exacerbated by climate change in key socio-environmental and socio-economic sectors. Innovative use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by further development of the data lab infrastructure around Destination Earth in line with the AI continent Action Plan [1] . Multi-country approach with real end user engagement to ensure solutions that are accessible, and effectively integrated into real policy, preparedness and response efforts. Scope: The focus is on large-scale pilots and demonstrators to enable researchers, expert and non-expert users, including decision-makers, to experiment with and through the existing Destination Earth system and harness it to widespread cross-societal use through new innovative methods, practices, tools and services. It will also leverage on the recent AI Continent Action Plan and the further development of the data lab infrastructure by bringing together and federating data from different AI Factories, linking to the corresponding Common European Data Spaces and making this data available to AI developers and ensuring their access to large volumes of high-quality data. The proposals should cover all following aspects: Planning, designing, and overseeing large-scale experimental pilots and demonstrators by using Destination Earth capabilities in critical impact sectors linked to public policy areas, tackling real-worl…[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-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200

Evidence

9 facts

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E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
Proposals must be submitted by 15 Jun 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2).
“2027-06-15T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, 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: Actionable and widely tested research-to-action pilot solutions in addressing complex cross-sectoral problems caused and/or exacerbated by climate change in key socio-environmental and socio-economic sectors. Innovative use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by fu…”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, 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-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, 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-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice was published on 9 Mar 2027.
“2027-03-09T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, 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-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Pioneering Destination Earth for a Sustainable Future: Large-Scale Pilots and Demonstrators".
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, 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 40,000,000 (from EUR 1,500,000).
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:46.924+0200, 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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