Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation[E8]

From the notice

Call: Call 02 - single stage (2027). Type of action: HORIZON Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Projects results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: accelerated growth and success of innovation-led local urban food start-ups, through strengthened business development services, access to capital and investment, and boosted innovation capacities; empowered urban food entrepreneurs through inclusive, multi-actor governance models that foster mentoring, collaboration, and co-creation among local actors; established and interconnected European-wide competitive urban food systems innovation ecosystems, scaled and deployed widely, that increase the resilience, inclusiveness, and well-being of urban communities through socially innovative and climate smart approaches. Scope: The successful proposals should drive transformative and inclusive innovation in local urban food systems, boosting decentralised competitiveness and creating positive social and environmental spillovers that enhance well-being of urban communities. It will contribute to the European Green Deal priorities and the EU’s climate ambition for 2030 and 2050, while aligning with the priorities of the Food 2030 R&I initiative: nutrition for sustainable healthy diets, circularity and resource efficiency, innovation and empowering communities. It will also support the Clean Industrial Deal, the Competitiveness Compass, in particular, the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, and contribute to the EU Food System Monitoring Dashboard. Proposals should: develop and pilot decentralised local …[E3]

• 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.

• 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.

1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC

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   Source document HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02:31094501:2026-10-07T11:37:36.608+0200

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1. E1

   The buyer is European Commission.

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2. E2

   Proposals must be submitted by 23 Sept 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2).

   “2027-09-23T00:00:00.000+0000”

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3. E3

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “Expected Outcome: Projects results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: accelerated growth and success of innovation-led local urban food start-ups, through strengthened business development services, access to capital and investment, and boosted…”

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4. E4

   EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.

   “EU call topic”

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5. E5

   This call is forthcoming: it is announced but not open yet.

   “31094501”

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6. E6

   The notice was published on 20 Apr 2027.

   “2027-04-20T00:00:00.000+0000”

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7. E7

   The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as forthcoming.

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8. E8

   The notice is titled "Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation".

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9. E9

   The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 11,000,000 (from EUR 5,000,000).

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