Agri-food & bioeconomy (cross-domain)Runway ✓
GRAPPA — Innovation Open Call (cut-off 2)
GRAPPA funds SMEs that turn agri-food biomass and side-streams into market-ready products — upcycled ingredients for food and non-food uses (cosmetics, nutraceuticals, biosolutions), and the processes and technologies that make this possible.
Call details
- Funding
- Up to €60,000 per single SME, up to €90,000 per consortium (max 3 SMEs). 85% lump sum, minimum 15% private co-financing.
- Who can apply
- SMEs in agri-food production / processing; SMEs in other sectors valorising agri-food biomass; and SMEs offering technology or solutions for biomass valorisation (system integrators, ICT, machinery, packaging). Collaborative projects must include at least one food-processing or food-producing SME.
- Requirements
- TRL ≥ 6 at start, project ≤ 12 months, established in an EU Member State or a country associated to the Single Market Programme.
- Programme
- Run by I4BE, a partnership of leading agri-food clusters across 7 countries and 24 regions.
- Deadline
- 20 Oct 2026— 121 days remaining
- Max grant
- €90,000
- Official source
- https://i4be.eu/grappa/ ↗
Eucade’s angle
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