Funds research to develop and validate coordinated, system-based strategies for addressing homelessness through improved social infrastructure and services at the neighbourhood level.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: December 1, 2026: Full application submission deadline
Funding Amounts: Approx. €3.5 million per project; total call budget €10.5 million; 3 grants expected; lump sum funding model.
Summary: Funds research and innovation projects to develop and validate coordinated, system-based strategies for addressing homelessness through improved social infrastructure and services at the neighbourhood level.
Key Information: Proposals must be validated in at least five neighbourhoods across different Member States or Associated Countries.
This European Commission funding opportunity supports research and innovation actions aimed at structurally addressing homelessness by coordinating key social infrastructure and services—such as healthcare, education, employment, and community integration—at the neighbourhood level. Projects should develop, implement, and validate system-based approaches that address the structural and multidimensional causes of homelessness, with a focus on chronic homelessness and marginalized groups. The approach must be participatory and transdisciplinary, integrating social sciences and humanities expertise, and be validated in at least five different neighbourhoods across EU Member States or Associated Countries. Results must be shared with the New European Bauhaus hub to enable broader impact and replication.