Single Market Programme
The EU's Single Market Programme funds research and innovation projects to strengthen market governance, SME competitiveness, food safety, standards, consumer protection, and statistics across Europe.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: May 20, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | June 2, 2026
Funding Amounts: €4.2 billion total (2021–2027); individual call budgets vary; typical grants range from hundreds of thousands to several million euros.
Summary: EU-wide programme supporting a stronger, more competitive internal market, with funding for projects in business competitiveness (esp. SMEs), standards, consumer protection, food safety, and statistics.
Key Information: Multiple open calls under different objectives; eligibility and focus vary by call.
Description
The Single Market Programme is the European Union’s flagship funding scheme (2021–2027) to strengthen the governance and functionality of the EU single market. With a total budget of €4.2 billion, it unites funding streams for market surveillance, SME competitiveness, standards development, consumer protection, food safety, and high-quality statistics under one coherent framework. The programme is designed to reduce fragmentation, streamline support, and maximize impact across sectors vital to the EU’s economic resilience and integration.
Calls for proposals are regularly published, each targeting specific objectives such as supporting SMEs, improving food safety, advancing European standards, protecting consumers, and producing European statistics. Funding is available for a wide variety of project types, including research, capacity building, innovation, policy support, and network development.
