GroundWork Open Call
Run by GroundWork · Can apply alone
What this call funds
This call gives individual farmers money to switch part of their land to regenerative, adaptive livestock grazing over three years, while monitoring soil health, animal welfare and environmental impact. Selected farms join a local network of peers and experts for guidance and shared learning. Funding is paid in installments as the farm completes each stage of a tailored programme.
agriculture agritech · environmental monitoring · biodiversity · internet of things · sustainable materials
Who wins this
A livestock farmer in Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Sweden or Serbia with 3 to 10 hectares of grazing land who is willing to commit three years to experimental regenerative grazing practices and data sharing.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €27k
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- Cascade funding
- Partners
- Not required. You can apply on your own.
- Eligible applicants
- farmer, individual entity engaged in farming
- Support to third parties
- Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) of up to 27,000 euros per Farming Project, distributed to up to 33 farms across five Living Labs.
- Also required
- Applicants must own or lease the farm for the full project duration, own and manage livestock integrated into grazing, dedicate 3 to 10 hectares as experimental plots, and be located in Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Sweden or Serbia, with exceptions possible for other EU or Horizon Europe associated countries if justified.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
Who has won calls like this
Organisations that most often win this call family · 70 past winners