# Strengthening the European Research Area by enhancing the bioeconomy research and innovation ecosystem in BIOEAST countries
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**topic id:** HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-07
**call id:** HORIZON-CL6-2025-03
**title:** Strengthening the European Research Area by enhancing the bioeconomy research and innovation ecosystem in BIOEAST countries
**programme:** Horizon Europe
**cluster:** CL6
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2025-09-24T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2025-05-06T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-07
**description:** Expected Outcome:In line with the European Green Deal priorities, the EU’s climate targets for 2030 and 2050 and the bioeconomy strategy vision of an economic system that acts within environmental and social boundaries, the successful proposal will contribute to the impact of this Destination on just sustainable transition for all by assessing research and innovation capacities in the bioeconomy for improved innovation ecosystems and aligned national R&I agendas in BIOEAST[1] countries, Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkans.
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
• improved research and innovation capacities in the bioeconomy, by strengthening soil and water resilience, enhancing food systems security, and promoting sustainable biomass valorisation through the adaptation of modern biorefinery concepts and biomanufacturing techniques;
• improved coordination and collaboration among stakeholders within the macro-region to address regional challenges, to coordinate research efforts at local, national, macro-regional and European levels, fostering a shared vision for climate-neutrality and an inclusive, sustainable and circular bioeconomy;
• strengthened macro-region's research and innovation ecosystem through integration of public and private stakeholders that lead to tangible projects which drive fair and sustainable socio-economic development and environmental sustainability, including contribution to the reduction of biodiversity loss and to climate action;
• strengthened European Research Area by outlining a roadmap and identifying emerging thematic areas for research and innovation cooperation through a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating, among other fields, environmental science, ecology, and biodiversity.
 Scope:This topic targets proposals for the alignment of research and innovation agendas for sustainable natural resources, with a particular attention to soil and water resilience, food systems security, and sustainable biomass valorisation in the bioeconomy. The primary goal is to enhance research and innovation capacities, while fostering ownership in BIOEAST and EU accession countries, with special focus on Ukraine, Moldova, and Western Balkans. Based on the BIOEAST Initiative involvement and format, the proposal should be able to mobilise the research funders and managers, but also thematic networks from the macro-region. For establishing the knowledge transfer and good cooperation, consortia should include entities from EU Member States with significant experience of managing joint research initiatives and partnerships. Collaboration with the BIOEAST Initiative is expected to be instrumental in achieving the outcomes of the project.
Proposals should demonstrate the potential for impact and scalability of their proposed activities. Proposals should collaborate and ensure synergies with ongoing and past projects and initiatives on bioeconomy governance[2],and collaborate with the Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) JU and its widening strategy. The successful proposal will contribute to:
• engage ministries, research funders, and managers as well as thematic networks, to mobilise resources and create synergies between European, national and regional level funds;
• establish frameworks for communication and coordination among European and national bioeconomy related programme owners and managers to reduce fragmentation;
• enhance long-term cooperation in the bioeconomy to amplify research impact on socio-economic development while supporting widening and the EU enlargement process;
• address the region's geopolitical, research, and innovation challenges by achieving coherence across research, policy, and funding instruments in the bioeconomy. This includes fostering climate neutrality, contributing to the reduction of biodiversity loss, promoting an inclusive, circular, sustainable bioeconomy through an integrated macro-regional approach to research and innovation.
 [1] www.bioeast.eu The Central-Eastern European Initiative for Knowledge-based Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry in the Bioeconomy – BIOEAST – offers a common political commitment and shared strategic research and innovation framework for working towards sustainable bioeconomies in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Slovenia).
[2] BIOEASTsUP, BOOST4BIOEAST
**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.

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
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
The evaluation committee will be composed partially by representatives of EU institutions.

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.

Specific conditions
 described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]

Slides for applicants to get started with lump sums 

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)

Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations 
Standard evaluation form (HE CSA) 

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 2023–2025 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 13. 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
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**keywords:** HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-07, HORIZON-CL6-2025-03, Agriculture / Forestry / Rural Development, Bio-based products (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock) bio-based materials, bio-based plastics, biofuels, bio-based and bio-derived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-based and bio-derived novel materials, Bioeconomy, Biomass, Circular economy, Climate change mitigation, Competitiveness, innovation, research and development, Regional development
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