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This round is closed. The next round and similar open calls are listed below. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
This call is closed. These open or upcoming calls fund the closest work.
Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
FLEX-BEATFrom Legacy System X to Building Energy Assistants: Enabling Flexibility, Comfort and Efficiency
Led by Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy · Finland · 2027 · Official record ↗
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
META BUILDPowering the METAmorphosis of BUILDings towards a decarbonised and sustainable energy system
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01-05 · 2024 · Official record ↗
SMARTeeSTORYIntegrated, interoperable, smart and user-centred building automation and control system for better energy performance of non-residential historic buildings coupling physics & data-based approaches
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-01-03 · 2023 · Official record ↗
ENPOWEREnergy Activated Citizens and Data-Driven Energy-Secure Communities for a Consumer-Centric Energy System
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-08 · 2023 · Official record ↗
BuildONAffordable and digital solutions to Build the next generatiON of smart EU buildings
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-01-03 · 2023 · Official record ↗
BEST-StorageBUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENT SYSTEM THROUGH SHORT AND LONG SPECTRUM THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-14 · 2023 · Official record ↗
SEEDSCost-effective and replicable RES-integrated electrified heating and cooling systems for improved energy efficiency and demand response
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01-05 · 2024 · Official record ↗
GLocalFlexA Global as well as Local Flexibility Marketplace to Demonstrate Grid Balancing Mechanisms through Cross-sectoral Interconnected and Integrated Energy Ecosystems enabling Automatic Flexibility Trading
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-12 · 2023 · Official record ↗
ENTRANCEEnabling smart-grid ready building through integrated solutions and digital technologies
HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-01-02 · 2025 · Official record ↗
Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
The construction sector and the building subsector remain among the least digitised. Smart buildings can contribute to reducing energy demand, curbing operational CO2 emissions, integrating RES and enhancing grid flexibility through optimised energy usage. At the same time, it is essential that smart buildings are flexible and adaptive to changing needs and usage patterns and are user-friendly to encourage widespread adoption of these technologies by grid operators, construction professionals, building facility managers and users. Furthermore, to ensure the societal benefits of the smart building technologies there is a need for increased user knowledge, acceptance and satisfaction.
Proposals are expected to address all of the following:
This topic is a Societal-Readiness pilot:
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Activities are expected to achieve TRL 6-8 by the end of the project – see General Annex B. Activities may start at any TRL.
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. The page limit of the application is extended by two pages to 52 to properly address Societal Readiness-related issues.
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
The following exceptions apply: subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025). [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE RIA, IA) - The page limit of the application is extended by two pages to 52 to properly address Societal Readiness-related issues.
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations 
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA) 
Guidance
HE Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 
Call-specific instructions 
Detailed budget table (HE LS) 
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 14. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Applicants asked the EU 6 questions about this call and the EU published the answers. They clarify the call documents but do not replace them.
The sufficient / appropriate expertise is to be determined by the project team; experience in RRI is of course very welcome. profiles with experience in addressing social and cultural perspectives, methodological knowledge to e.g., conduct and analyse interviews, design, and lead co-creation, facilitate inclusion, or otherwise meaningfully support the consideration of and responsiveness to societal needs and concerns should be included.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 1 Aug 2025
Instructions related to the Societal Readiness pilot are accurately detailed in the last part of the main introduction of Cluster 5 work programme 2025. They should be strictly respected and considered as an extension of the topic text. Societal Readiness should be transversally integrated in the proposal, meaning that related activities should be incorporated across the various work packages of the project (or as a transversal work package connected to the others), and should not be confined to an isolated task.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 21 Aug 2025
The text under the section 1.2 Methodology is expected to outline how the project will be developed to enhance Societal Readiness (SR) all along its duration, demonstrating the uptake of the Responsible Research and Innovation questions (see specific instructions in main introduction of Cluster 5 work programme 2025). References to SSH activities requested under section 1.2 Methodology of the standard Application Form remain valid: they should aim at achieving Societal Readiness goals. SR and SSH are therefore fully correlated.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 24 Jun 2025
There are no official guidelines to that respect. SR aspects and activities should be considered in the proposal’s risk management along with other relevant and/or critical aspects of the proposal, in relation to the topic requirements.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 10 Jun 2025
« Societal actors » refer to individuals, organizations, or groups that are directly or indirectly affected by, involved in, or have a stake in the development, implementation, or outcomes of the technology: End-users or consumers, community groups, policymakers, industry representatives (e.g. services providers), researchers and experts, civil society organizations etc.
They can play a role either as associated partners, or external stakeholders, and participate, be engaged and/or involved depending on the project’s needs.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 20 Aug 2025
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 14 May 2026
Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.
View on EU portal ↗Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal · synced 2026-11-09
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