Living labs to enhance soil health in Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian and Steppic biogeographical regions
Funds collaborative living labs to develop and implement innovative, region-specific solutions for improving soil health across key European biogeographical regions.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: April 7, 2027 (Stage 1) | April 8, 2027 (Stage 1) | September 14, 2027 (Stage 2)
Funding Amounts: €24,000,000 total; ~€12,000,000 per project; up to 2 grants; typical duration ~4 years
Summary: Supports collaborative living labs to co-create and implement solutions for improving soil health in Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian, and Steppic regions.
Key Information: Two-stage application; multi-actor, cross-country consortia required; financial support to third parties (max €60,000 each) allowed.
Description
This grant funds the creation and operation of living labs aimed at enhancing soil health in the Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian, and Steppic biogeographical regions of Europe. Projects must deploy several living labs—long-term, multi-actor collaborations at real-life sites—to co-create, test, and implement locally adapted, economically viable solutions for soil health challenges. Activities should build on participatory, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches, improve soil health monitoring and data availability, and foster knowledge exchange and policy development. Projects are expected to work closely with EU-wide initiatives and infrastructures, ensuring open access, interoperability, and sustainability of results.
