HORIZON-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-01: Strengthening skills and…

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Who wins calls like this

Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.

Who leads the winning projects

Universities63%
Other25%
Large companies13%

€8.0Mtypical EU grant per project

Most common lead countriesNetherlands, Romania, Greece, Spain, Germany

Projects funded on similar topics

SUNDANSEInnovative sediment management framework for a SUstainNable DANube black SEa system
HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01-02 · 2024 · Official record ↗
€8.5M
Path4MedDemonstrating innovative pathways addressing water and soil pollution in the Mediterranean Agro-Hydro-System
HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-SOIL-01-01 · 2024 · Official record ↗
€8.1M
SEACUREInnovative solutions to prevent, reduce and remediate nutrient pollution along the land-river-sea system in the Mediterranean basin
HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-SOIL-01-01 · 2024 · Official record ↗
€7.9M
P2RPathways2Resilience: Co-developing pathways towards Climate resilient regions in Europe
HORIZON-MISS-2021-CLIMA-02-02 · 2023 · Official record ↗
€29.6M
EcoDaLLiECOsystem-based governance with DAnube lighthouse Living Lab for sustainable Innovation processes
HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-02-04 · 2023 · Official record ↗
€2.7M
ISMED-CLIMInnovative Solutions across the MEDiterranean for mitigation of Climate change-related heaLth rIsks and enhancing health systeM resilience
HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-01-03 · 2024 · Official record ↗
€6.0M
MI UTMUrban Transitions Mission of Mission Innovation (MI UTM)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-CIT-IBA · 2025 · Official record ↗
€1.0M
EUROASISEUROpean Adaptive, Systemic and Inclusive Solutions for heat resilience
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-04 · 2026 · Official record ↗
€10.0M

Organisations that keep winning here

Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.

What this call funds

Expected Outcome

Local authorities, including those not directly participating in the action, have a better understanding of required skill sets and expertise to more effectively participate in EU Missions and accelerating the deployment of solutions.
Increased uptake and scaling of innovations, fostering a culture of experimentation and impact-driven action.
Enhanced collaboration and knowledge exchange across regions, strengthening the overall implementation of the EU Missions.

Scope: This call aims to strengthen research-driven capacity-building and institutional readiness to accelerate the deployment of innovative solutions in support of the five EU Missions. By identifying skills gaps, enhancing capacity within local authorities, and fostering experimentation and innovation at the local level, this action will empower key actors to fully leverage the Missions’ potential.

Proposals should address the following key areas:

Skills inventory and gap analysis: conduct a comprehensive assessment of required and desirable skills and capacities relevant to the implementation of the EU Missions. Develop and promote methods to identify gaps, barriers and training needs across sectors and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the specific challenges of diverse missions.
Specific capacity building activities with local authorities should be undertaken to co-create and validate the methods and materials to be developed related to skills mapping and skills gap analysis for the deployment of innovative solutions. Such capacity building activities may take the form of targeted training programmes, peer-learning networks, and mentoring schemes for local authorities to build up skills and knowledge necessary to deploy innovative solutions, engage stakeholders, and mobilize funding for Mission-related activities.

Eligibility & conditions+

General conditions

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.

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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

If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).

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

described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.

Specific conditions

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 CSA)

Guidance

HE Programme Guide 

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

HE MGA 

Additional documents:

HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 1. General Introduction

HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 12. Missions

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

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

Official source

Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.

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Who wins calls like this

Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.

Who leads the winning projects

Universities63%
Other25%
Large companies13%

€8.0Mtypical EU grant per project

Most common lead countriesNetherlands, Romania, Greece, Spain, Germany

Projects funded on similar topics

SUNDANSEInnovative sediment management framework for a SUstainNable DANube black SEa system

HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01-02 · 2024 · Official record ↗

€8.5M

Path4MedDemonstrating innovative pathways addressing water and soil pollution in the Mediterranean Agro-Hydro-System

HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-SOIL-01-01 · 2024 · Official record ↗

€8.1M

SEACUREInnovative solutions to prevent, reduce and remediate nutrient pollution along the land-river-sea system in the Mediterranean basin

HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-SOIL-01-01 · 2024 · Official record ↗

€7.9M

P2RPathways2Resilience: Co-developing pathways towards Climate resilient regions in Europe

HORIZON-MISS-2021-CLIMA-02-02 · 2023 · Official record ↗

€29.6M

EcoDaLLiECOsystem-based governance with DAnube lighthouse Living Lab for sustainable Innovation processes

HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-02-04 · 2023 · Official record ↗

€2.7M

ISMED-CLIMInnovative Solutions across the MEDiterranean for mitigation of Climate change-related heaLth rIsks and enhancing health systeM resilience

HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-01-03 · 2024 · Official record ↗

€6.0M

MI UTMUrban Transitions Mission of Mission Innovation (MI UTM)

HORIZON-MISS-2024-CIT-IBA · 2025 · Official record ↗

€1.0M

EUROASISEUROpean Adaptive, Systemic and Inclusive Solutions for heat resilience

HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-04 · 2026 · Official record ↗

€10.0M

Organisations that keep winning here

Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.

What this call funds

Expected Outcome

Local authorities, including those not directly participating in the action, have a better understanding of required skill sets and expertise to more effectively participate in EU Missions and accelerating the deployment of solutions.
Increased uptake and scaling of innovations, fostering a culture of experimentation and impact-driven action.
Enhanced collaboration and knowledge exchange across regions, strengthening the overall implementation of the EU Missions.

Proposals should address the following key areas:

Skills inventory and gap analysis: conduct a comprehensive assessment of required and desirable skills and capacities relevant to the implementation of the EU Missions. Develop and promote methods to identify gaps, barriers and training needs across sectors and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the specific challenges of diverse missions.
Specific capacity building activities with local authorities should be undertaken to co-create and validate the methods and materials to be developed related to skills mapping and skills gap analysis for the deployment of innovative solutions. Such capacity building activities may take the form of targeted training programmes, peer-learning networks, and mentoring schemes for local authorities to build up skills and knowledge necessary to deploy innovative solutions, engage stakeholders, and mobilize funding for Mission-related activities.

Strengthening skills and capacity for the deployment of EU Missions

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Strengthening skills and capacity for the deployment of EU Missions

Who wins calls like this

Projects funded on similar topics

Organisations that keep winning here

What this call funds

Expected Outcome

General conditions

Specific conditions

Official source

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